Source: the difference of 27 kg seized “the Argentine” cocaine due to the weight of suitcases
The FSB has led the net weight of the seized drugs, said the source TASS.
MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. The difference in weight of cocaine seized in one of the buildings of the Russian Embassy in Argentina, stems from the fact that the Russian foreign Ministry cited data on the total weight of cargo (gross weight), and FSB — about the weight only of drugs (net). About this TASS said a source close to the investigation.
Earlier, the Russian foreign Ministry said that law enforcement agencies of Russia and Argentina conducted a joint operation to curb the supply channel 389 kg of cocaine to the European market. At the same time, the FSB of Russia reported that the weight of the seized drugs amounted to 362 kg.
The difference is 27 kg due to the fact that the foreign Ministry considered the total weight of cargo (gross) — 360 briquette, Packed in 30 boxes, which were packaged cocaine and placed in 12 suitcases. The FSB has led the net weight of the seized drugs.The interlocutor of the Agency
A case of smuggling
Earlier, the Russian foreign Ministry said that law enforcement agencies of Russia and Argentina conducted a joint operation to curb the supply chain of large quantities of drugs (more than 360 kg of cocaine) to the European market, as suspects were detained citizens of the Russian Federation and Argentina. According to the Russian foreign Ministry, the shipment of drugs found in one of the buildings of the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires, belonged to an Embassy employee from technical staff, who by that time had already completed the trip.