Santa Fe: Three police officers were already arrested for the case of drug trafficking

Argentina, November 3, 2012

Airport Security Police arrested today a officer as part of the investigation into the links between police authorities and drug trafficking. At the moment there are three agents that were detained by the Federal Court.

The arrest was carried out by order of the federal judge Carlos Vera Barrios. So, the Airport Police arrested Carlos Quintana, who serves as an officer in the city of Villa Cañas. For now he is waiting to be summoned to inquest.

Moreover, the judge also ordered the arrest of Juan Fernandez Nestor, arrested on Friday night. The third officer arrested was the police chief, Hugo Tognoli, who resigned after the scandal broke out publicly.

On another subject, the political views on the case came after the scandal. In his turn, the deputy Agustín Rossi said that “socialism has disappointed the national government for the way they handled the case.”

And he also accused the “exponential growth of drug trafficking in the province,” adding that “there is a very serious institutional situation. Tognoli was not anyone in the police. “

The current governor Antonio Bonfatti avoided addressing the issue, but argued “we have a beautiful province, with many opportunities for further growth from the economic point of view, and strengthening our social life. We have to take our hands, put the issues on the table, and move forward. “