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19 Buenos Aires Ex-Cops Were Convicted of Extortion of Narcos and Taking the Drugs to Sell It

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The Federal Criminal Court No. 1 of San Martín sentenced 19 former Buenos Aires police officers and six civilians for joining an organization that extorted persons linked to drug trafficking, forged judicial procedures and seized drug shipments and then commercialized them. The sentences reached 17 years in prison. The investigation, which demanded almost two years of oral debate, revealed a network operating from the Quilmes and San Isidro illi…
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The Federal Criminal Court No. 1 of San Martín sentenced 25 persons, including 19 Buenos Aires ex-police officers, for various crimes related to drug trafficking, including the use of false procedures, extortion, false documents and the seizure of narcotics for subsequent marketing. Among those convicted was Juan José Magraner, who was head of the Departmental Delegation for Investigation of Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime of Azul. …

The Federal Criminal Court No. 1 of San Martín sentenced to up to 17 years ' imprisonment nineteen Buenos Aires ex-police officers and six civilians for setting up a criminal network that extorted drug traffickers, prosecuted drug traffickers and seized drug shipments for subsequent marketing. The sentence, handed down after almost two years of oral debate, disassembled the actions of a systematic organization composed of agents acting in the Qu…

The Federal Oral Court No. 1 of San Martín imposed sentences of up to 17 years in prison for a plot that included armed cases, extortion and theft of cocaine shipments.

The Federal Criminal Court No. 1 of San Martín sentenced 19 former Buenos Aires police officers and six civilians for joining an organization that extorted persons linked to drug trafficking, forged judicial procedures and seized drug shipments and then commercialized them. The sentences reached 17 years in prison. The investigation, which demanded almost two years of oral debate, revealed a network operating from the Quilmes and San Isidro illi…

Buenos Aires, 15 August (NA) - The Federal Criminal Court No. 1 of San Martín sentenced 19 Buenos Aires ex-police officers and six civilians to up to 17 years in prison for setting up a criminal network that extorted drug traffickers, instituted judicial proceedings and seized drug shipments for subsequent marketing.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Noticias Argentinas | Agencia de noticias broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
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