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Argentina detains former drug regulators over contaminated fentanyl deaths

Federal judge Ernesto Kreplak ordered a raid on the Ministry of Health and the detention of former ANMAT head Nélida Agustina Bisio and former INAME director Gabriela Mantecón Fumado. The investigation concerns fentanyl batches produced by HLB Pharma Group and Laboratorios Ramallo that were contaminated with Klebsiella pneumoniae and Ralstonia pickettii. The contaminated product has been linked to at least 114 deaths and more than 50 serious injuries across Argentina. The judge also ordered the Ministry to provide documentation of personnel entries and exits for 2023‑2025. The case began in May 2025 after infections were detected at the Hospital Italiano de La Plata, and the owner of the two laboratories, Ariel García Furfaro, is being prosecuted as a co‑author of the adulteration crime.

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ANMAT · Ariel García Furfaro · Ernesto Kreplak · Gabriela Mantecón Fumado · HLB Pharma · HLB Pharma Group · Laboratorios Ramallo · Mario Lugones · Ministry of Health (Argentina) · Nélida Agustina Bisio

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