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Drug cache seized in Uruguay, two Argentinians convicted

Montevideo, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) A shipment of 226 kilograms of marijuana was seized by Uruguayan police in the northern department of Rivera, it was reported.

Two Argentinian citizens were driving the drugs on board a van, which was followed by the authorities.

Police seized 621 brick-shaped packages of marijuana.

According to national regulations, the two men were sentenced to three years in prison for importing and transporting prohibited drugs.

The illicit cargo was sent to the Forensic Technical Institute for destruction, digital media Subrayado reported.

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