Buenos Aires, November 25 (NA) – The Special Commission for the Monitoring and Investigation of Contaminated Fentanyl will meet again this Wednesday at an event for which Health Minister Mario Lugones was invited, although he will not be attending, and confirmation from the head of the National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT), Agustina Bisio, is still pending. The commission, chaired by socialist deputy Mónica Fein (Encuentro Federal), will meet this Wednesday at 9 a.m., with a final meeting next week to present the final report, according to the Argentine News Agency from legislative sources. Over the next few days, the text will be further refined with contributions and nuances from each political sector. To date, the Justice system has counted 124 deaths resulting from the health crisis caused by the ingestion of contaminated fentanyl, but the final number of fatal and non-fatal victims of this unprecedented health crisis will be known before the judicial recess, which begins on December 26 and ends on January 31, 2026. Last week, Federal Judge Ernesto Kreplak was present at the commission. He is in charge of the judicial case that traces the chain of responsibilities that led to the lethal fentanyl outbreak. Commission on adulterated fentanyl: Judge Kreplak confirmed that there were more than 154,000 contaminated vials. During his presentation, he revealed that through a traceability study, it was confirmed that more than 154,000 adulterated vials were in circulation, and he also mentioned that the Argentine Integrated Health Information System (SISA) had withheld seven batches of vials for suspected contamination, two of which tested positive upon examination. "We have a duty to provide an answer for this event, for many reasons because what happened should not have happened," the magistrate stated.
