In the last few hours, the last examination by the Forensic Medical Corps was carried out on a patient. Sources close to García Furfaro spoke with the Argentine News Agency amid new requests from the magistrate and in this context stated that the accused is 'well' and is awaiting his second interrogation in the case, scheduled for Thursday, April 16. In this regard, they indicated that it is not yet known whether he will maintain what he said in the first interrogation or will include more information. For now, the result has not been entered into the file. List of interrogations On this occasion, the magistrate ordered new statements due to the cases that have been added to the case. Thursday, April 16 at 11:00 AM IP Ariel María Fernando García Furfaro: owner of both laboratories Carolina Ansaldi: technical director of the Ramallo laboratory Victoria Garcia: manager of the Ramallo laboratory Eduardo Darchuk: former head of production of small-volume parenteral solutions at the Ramallo laboratory Monday, April 20 at 11:00 AM José Antonio Maiorano: technician at the HLB Pharma laboratory Nilda Furfaro: shareholder and vice president of HLB Pharma Wilson Daniel Pons: Head of Quality Control at Laboratories Ramallo Adriana Iudica: Head of Microbiological Control at Laboratories Ramallo Rocío del Cielo Garay: supervisor of Physicochemistry in Quality Control Tuesday, April 21 at 11:00 AM Javier Martín Tchukrán: Director of Manufacturing at HLB Pharma Edgardo Gerardo: part of the production chain Antonio Sclafani: Production and Maintenance manager at Laboratories Ramallo Arzolidys Dayana Astudillo Bolívar: Head of Quality Assurance. Diego Hernán García: Ariel's brother. Buenos Aires, April 14 (NA) – Ariel García Furfaro, businessman and owner of the HLB Pharma and Ramallo S.A. laboratories behind the contaminated fentanyl, said he is 'well' and awaiting the new interrogations ordered by Judge Ernesto Kreplak in the case of deaths caused by the adulterated opioid. On that occasion, in August 2025, he testified for six hours before the judge, where he denounced being a victim of sabotage, sought to distance himself from responsibility for the contamination, and even accused his former partner Andrés Quinteros. 'I am not going to ask for my freedom, there was pressure for me to be in jail, and if someone feels more at ease, or President Milei wants me in jail, I will stay in jail so that it can be investigated,' he said. Likewise, another phrase that drew attention was 'I am here for them to cut off my head'. Currently, the mega-businessman is detained in the Marcos Paz prison, which has a capacity for almost 500 inmates but houses nearly 2000. While awaiting the round of interrogations, the prosecution and the prosecution await the result of the last examination by the Forensic Medical Corps on a 38-year-old patient. She was in charge of the plants and gave production orders.
Businessman García Furfaro awaits new interrogation in fentanyl case
Ariel García Furfaro, owner of the laboratories behind the contaminated fentanyl, reported he is well and awaits new interrogations in the case of deaths. The judge has scheduled a series of testimonies from key figures involved in production.