A public employee from the Province of Buenos Aires was arrested in La Plata after a complaint of gender-based violence that led to an unexpected discovery by police personnel. During the procedure, the police seized 6,390 kilos of marijuana, 31 tablets from the Kirchner program “Connecting with You” and almost 400 packs
of masks stored in the house.
The incident occurred in a house located on 607 Street between 7 and 8, in the area of Villa Elvira, La Plata. It all started when police officers came to the scene due to a domestic incident and found a woman throwing cannabis plants onto public roads. She told the officers that her partner had beaten her and there were more plants inside the house
. The 6,390 grams of marijuana found.
With the complainant's authorization, the officers entered the building and identified the defendant, a 44-year-old man who works in the General Directorate of Culture and Education in Buenos Aires. While carrying out the procedure, they detected bags and boxes that aroused suspicion
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According to the official report, 396 packs of masks and 31 tablets from the National Communications Authority were found inside, identified with the registration of the Connecting with You program, an initiative promoted by the organization during the administration of Alberto Fernández. The plan was launched in 2021 to distribute free tablets to retirees, pensioners and vulnerable sectors, with the “objective” of reducing the digital divide and facilitating access to services and connectivity, in coordination with the provinces
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The kidnapped material, together with the marijuana plants that shed a total weight of 6,390 kilos, was seized by the police. The amount of drugs far exceeds what could be considered personal consumption, so the cause includes a possible violation of Law 23,737
.
The defendant was apprehended for the crimes of injury in the context of gender-based violence, theft and violation of the drug law. The 11th and 18th prosecutor's offices in La Plata are involved, the latter specializing in gender-based violence.
The case, in addition to the complaint of aggression, crudely exposes a problem that Argentina has been carrying for years: State resources that should reach vulnerable sectors end up in the hands of public officials who claim to represent them.
