The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, had carried out an operation where they had seized a product that, they maintained, was cocaine.
A operational of cocaine kidnapping that the Minister of Security had celebrated, Patricia Bullrichturned out to be a great mistake. This Thursday it emerged that in reality, the material seized was foot powder. The responsible person for this fact She was detained for 21 days.
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“A LOT OF TALC, LITTLE EFFICIENT-E”qualification Patricia Bullrich a post on his X account from last October 6. Thus he celebrated that the Gendarmerie, the force under his control, had detained a man at a border crossing in Mendoza accused of having 2 kg of cocaine hidden in talcum containers inside a long-distance bus.


Finally, What was in the containers was talc and not cocaine. Last Wednesday, October 23 Judge Alberto Carelli ordered the dismissal of the only detaineeMaximiliano Acosta, and ordered his immediate release. He was imprisoned for 21 days.
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A LOT OF TALC, LITTLE EFFICIENT-E
A man tried to evade a checkpoint in Mendoza, carrying more than 2kg of cocaine hidden in talcum containers inside a long-distance bus. But the Gendarmerie quickly discovered him thanks to his nervousness and suspicious attitude.
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— Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) October 6, 2024
The test that freed the accused
The judge Carelli decided to release Maximiliano Acosta after a study of laboratory who verified the contents of the containers. The result was that they contained a personal hygiene product without any trace of narcotics.
He intervened in the case the prosecutor’s office of María Gloria Andréwho charged him with possession of narcotics for marketing purposes. This crime has a minimum penalty of four years in prison. Maximiliano Acosta had been found in possession of 2,444 kilos of cocaine.
Acosta He was housed in Unit 32, the Mendoza Judicial Detention Center, and then in the Cacheuta federal prison. After Judge Carelli’s ruling, There has still been no official communication about the mistake.
Source: Ambito

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