According to the investigation by the Maldonado Police, they sold drugs in different spas in the city. Narcotics and money in Argentine pesos and dollars were seized, as well as vehicles and electronic devices.
The Maldonado Police arrested 12 Argentines last Saturday in Punta del Este, Uruguay, accused of trafficking drugs in different spas in the city. After raids on two hotels, various amounts of “tusi”, cocaine, crystals, marijuana, money in Argentine pesos and dollars, as well as vehicles and electronic devices, were seized.
As detailed in his X account Minister of the Interior of the Eastern RepublicNicolas Martinelli, the investigation An Argentinian in a suspicious attitude began monitoring who met a compatriot inside a car. Both were detained by the Maldonado Police to carry out an inspection of the vehicle. lThe officers found a pink substance, commonly known as “tusi”, and ecstasy pillsso both suspects were arrested. According to the authorities, the two drugs were sold at parties in Punta del Este.
The investigation continued with two raids on hotels in Maldonado, where ten others involved in the case were arrested, all Argentinians. Martinelli explained that in the raids they seized “various quantities of tusi, cocaine, crystals, marijuana, money in Argentine pesos and dollars”. The Uruguayan official indicated that the detainees remain at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office, while the scope of this network and its possible links with drug trafficking in the region continue to be investigated.
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What is tusi or “pink cocaine”
On the occasion of the death of the former One Direction singer, Liam Payne, in October 2024, the toxicologist doctor Carlos Damindirector of the Fernández Hospital, spoke with C5N of
Pink cocaine, better known as “tusi” is a powder that has two chemical components: a derived from methamphetamine (ecstasy) and a hallucinogen that is ketamine. “It is an anesthetic used by doctors but when used incorrectly it can cause euphoria,” he explained. Carlos Damindirector of the Fernández Hospital, in an interview with C5N.
Furthermore, he clarified that the reaction derived from the consumption of these substances depends on one’s underlying mental health: “Substances worsen or produce an acute condition or induce the appearance of other symptoms. Pictures of a lot of aggression towards other people or things occur as an effect of these substances.“. Damín highlighted the combination of one or more substances plus alcohol intake always aggravates the condition, although he warned that in the case of Liam Payne, former One Direction singer who died in October last year, the result of the investigation must be awaited. toxicological test.
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