Today, a light aircraft that crashed in Rosario de la Frontera, 180 kilometers south of the city of Salta, was transporting over 300 kilos of cocaine. As a result, its two Bolivian pilots and two other individuals were detained and are at the disposal of the Justice. The incident occurred near the locality of Antillas, where the aircraft fell and impacted a grassy area, according to authorities. General Prosecutor Eduardo Villalba confirmed in recent hours that the arrest of two individuals involved, the aircraft's pilots, was carried out at the terminal in Rosario de la Frontera. He also confirmed that 364 kilos of cocaine were seized. Inside the fuselage, 136 kilos of the drug were found in plastic bags, while federal forces discovered another significant stash of cocaine buried on a nearby farm: an additional 228 kilos. According to witness accounts, the Justice managed to identify two men who had allegedly abandoned the scene shortly after the crash. Late in the day, both pilots were detained at the local bus terminal in an operation coordinated by the Salta Police, under directives from the Public Prosecutor's Office. The two suspects had attempted to go unnoticed, blending in with the night's travelers, with the aim of catching a bus north or to Tucumán, in any direction that would take them away from where the provincial force was searching for them. Therefore, with these two detentions, the total number of arrested individuals following the crash of the drug-carrying aircraft now stands at four. Likewise, the judicial official reported that an intentional fire broke out after the crash, causing damage to a Volkswagen Gol Trend car, while the aircraft was also destroyed. In turn, personnel from the National Gendarmerie, local police, and officers from the Airport Security Police (PSA) supervised the scene to collect material of interest for the investigation.
