Adviser to National Party councillor convicted after seizure of 260 kilos of drugs in Montevideo
An adviser to a councillor of the National Party was convicted as part of Operation Trazador, which seized more than 260 kilos of cocaine and base paste in Brazo Oriental.
Conviction over 260 kilos of drugs touches environment of National Party councillor
According to ladiaria.com.uy, on Thursday four people—three men and one woman—were arrested as a result of Operation Trazador, a procedure that resulted in the seizure of more than 260 kilos of drugs from a property in the Brazo Oriental neighbourhood in Montevideo. Among the confiscated material were cocaine, base paste, vehicles, weapons and money.
One of those arrested and subsequently convicted is Pablo Leiva, adviser to councillor Gonzalo Gómez, a member of the Montevideo Departmental Board and member of the board of directors of the National Party. Gómez himself confirmed that he ended the working relationship with Leiva upon learning of the conviction.
Interior Minister Carlos Negro described the operation at a press conference as "a new blow to criminal organisations". Negro further stated that they had achieved "the arrest of one of the leaders of the gangs that were ravaging Montevideo with violence". Given that much of the cargo consisted of base paste, the minister highlighted the profile of the seizure as a significant element of the case.
Gómez, who was in China participating in a seminar when details of the incident became public, made clarifications through the social network X. The councillor defended the innocence of the convicted man's son, who also worked as his adviser and had been initially detained, although he was later released. According to Gómez, the case involves "different roles, links and tasks" within the dismantled structure.
The authorities described those involved as part of a team with differentiated functions within the organisation. The operation was carried out as part of a broader investigation aimed at dismantling gangs linked to urban violence in the Uruguayan capital.
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo