Ketamine, while having medical and veterinary uses as an anesthetic, is considered a highly dangerous drug of abuse. The discovery of the substance led to an immediate security operation to secure the perimeter and prevent incidents in the Caballito commercial area. The truck driver, a Paraguayan national, was transferred to a police unit and is at the disposal of the Federal Justice. The origin of the shipment and whether the final destination of the drug was retail distribution in the area are now under investigation. Buenos Aires, March 28 (NA) -- A shipment of liquid ketamine was discovered this Saturday by the Buenos Aires Police during an inspection of a large truck in the Caballito neighborhood. The operation was led by Brigade No. 8 of the Anti-Drug Investigations Division, South Zone. According to what Argentine News Agency was able to find, officers detected the suspicious vehicle parked double-file at 555 Juan Bautista Alberdi Avenue. During a thorough search of the unit, agents discovered that one of the fuel tanks did not contain diesel, but 600 liters of the anesthetic substance.
