US EditionMan spends 21 days in jail after police mistake powder for cocaine
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The trip that turned into a nightmareThe incident occurred in early October, when Acosta was traveling on a bus from Mendoza to Buenos Aires. During a routine check in La Paz, the gendarmes discovered 18 containers of talcum powder in his luggage. Although the man explained to them that the product was for personal use, the suspicions of the police were aroused, and preliminary tests erroneously indicated the presence of cocaine.Maximiliano was …
In early October, Maximiliano Acosta boarded a bus in the city of Mendoza to the capital, Buenos Aires. Shortly after, the bus was stopped in La Paz for what was supposed to be routine control by a team of police officers. When checking the passengers’ luggage, the officers discovered that Acosta had 18 talc containers and questioned him about it. Despite the passenger’s explanation that the containers actually contained talc for personal use, t…
A man accused of possessing 5 kilos of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking is acquitted due to a police error.
Maximiliano Acosta is a 42-year-old Argentine man who lived in a nightmare. At the beginning of October, while traveling on a long-distance bus from Mendoza to Buenos Aires, he was arrested by members of the National Gendarmerie. During a check, agents found in his luggage 18 talcum containers that, according to a preliminary test, contained cocaine.The news of Acosta's arrest spread quickly, including with an official communiqué from the Gendar…
Man spends 21 days in jail after police mistake powder for cocaine
An Argentinian man was wrongfully imprisoned after authorities mistakenly identified 18 containers of talcum powder as cocaine, with tests to confirm the substance's true nature taking three weeks. In early October, Maximiliano Acosta boarded a bus in Mendoza, heading to Buenos Aires. During a routine inspection in La Paz, gendarmes searched the passengers' luggage and discovered Acosta's 18 containers of talcum powder. Despite his explanation t…
An Argentine was unjustly imprisoned after police took 18 containers of talcum powder for cocaine. Read more interesting facts ᐅ news 1+1 (TSN.ua)
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