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Law enforcement drug operations in Argentina and Uruguay

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Law enforcement agencies in Argentina and Uruguay have conducted several operations targeting drug trafficking and distribution. In Argentina, police in Tucumán dismantled a suspected network involving mystical gatherings and the consumption of prohibited substances in Yerba Buena and San Javier. During a raid in the La Merced neighborhood, authorities apprehended two women and a Brazilian man, seizing items including ayahuasca, mushrooms, sassafras, and various powders. Prosecutor José Sanjuán is investigating whether these substances were for ritual use or commercial sale. In Coronel Suárez, separate raids led to the arrest of two individuals for alleged drug trafficking. Malco Darío Zerfus was apprehended following an investigation into drug sales involving a vehicle, while Silvina Montes was targeted in a second operation in San José. Authorities seized cocaine, marijuana, a pistol, and cash. ~~While these cases are being treated as independent, investigators have not ruled out a connection.~~ In the Cañuelas district of Buenos Aires, police arrested 23-year-old Dylan Benjamín Fernández, known as “Pompón,” in Máximo Paz. Fernández, who was wanted by Interpol, is accused of participating in four homicides linked to a narcotics organization. The investigation is part of a broader probe into a gang allegedly led by Kevin Henderson Valderrama Acosta, which is linked to twelve homicides resulting from drug territory disputes. ~~Other recent Argentine developments include~~ Recent operations in Chubut, under the ~~detention~~ Escudo Sur initiative, resulted in the interception of ~~three men~~ a vehicle in ~~Federación for allegedly throwing~~ Arroyo Verde containing over 11 kilograms of cocaine ~~from a vehicle,~~ and ~~a woman receiving house~~ the arrest of two men. In Santa Elena, three individuals were detained after police seized 273 grams of cocaine and over 650,000 pesos in ~~Salta for stealing a weapon.~~ cash. In Corrientes, ~~four adults were~~ authorities seized approximately half a ton of marijuana in Clorinda and arrested four people during raids in Cichero and Bejarano. In Uruguay, Operation Bastion in Maldonado resulted in seven arrests and the dismantling of three distribution points. ~~In Clorinda, authorities seized approximately half a ton of marijuana.~~

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