Four convicted of drug trafficking in Montevideo: weapons, money and a marmoset seized
Four people received sentences of between two and two years and three months imprisonment for drug sales in Montevideo. The raids, part of Operation Jamaica, also uncovered a marmoset.
Operation Jamaica yields four convictions and marmoset seizure in Montevideo
Four people were convicted to sentences of between two years and two years and three months imprisonment for offences linked to drug trafficking in Montevideo, reported teledoce.com. The procedures were carried out as part of Operation Jamaica, conducted by the Departmental Anti-Drug Brigade of Montevideo Police Headquarters.
The raids covered dwellings near Juan Victorica, Galvani, Torricelli, Jacinto Trapani streets and Aparicio Saravia avenue. During the procedures, 288 packets containing a yellowish substance, 92 containing a white substance and one additional packet with 40 grammes of white substance in rock form were seized.
Among the material confiscated were also a .38 calibre revolver, a shotgun, eight mobile phones, seven security cameras, $6,614 and USD 100. One of the phones was linked to an investigation into armed robbery.
The court sentenced a 40-year-old man—with seven prior criminal convictions—to two years and three months imprisonment for drug supply. A 37-year-old man, with six prior convictions, received the same sentence for drug trafficking and receiving stolen goods. A 34-year-old woman was sentenced to two years imprisonment for drug supply, while another man received the same sentence for drug supply in the stage of preparatory act and receiving stolen goods. A 23-year-old woman, detained during the investigation, was released by judicial order.
During the course of the raids, officers also found a marmoset. By judicial order, the animal was transferred to the Wildlife Department of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo