'White powder looks like a drug.' Detained for three weeks, it turns out
Dec 04, 2024
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According to local media such as the Mendoza Post, bus passengers leaving Mendoza, Argentina, for Buenos Aires last month were inspected by police at a checkpoint.
The police, who were checking the passengers' luggage, opened the bag of a man named Maximiliano Acosta and demanded that he get off.
Eighteen plastic bins were found because they were suspected of being drugs.
Acosta, who was forced off the bus, explained to police that he was a baby powder, to no avail.
After a quick drug test tested positive for cocaine, police immediately arrested and detained Acosta on charges of possession and transportation of drugs.
Security Minister Patricia Bulic posted the news on her social media and commended the police.
"A man was caught by agents trying to escape Mendoza by hiding more than 2 kilograms of cocaine," she said. "Our country's security is a step above criminals."
However, a subsequent examination confirmed that it was actually a baby powder. It was 21 days after Acosta was detained.
In the wake of the controversy, Security Minister Bulich said 'Baby powder's main ingredient, talc powder, can always be confused with cocaine"It is being criticized for defending the police.
In addition, the police are angry because they reportedly put him on the road, not at home, while releasing him.
Laura, the inmate's mother,"left her son, who the authorities had wrongfully detained, on Route 7. My son, who had no money, had no choice but to walk hours to Mendoza" he revealed.
Acosta families and acquaintances are urging the authorities to apologize and come up with measures to prevent a recurrence.
bellho@sportschosun.com
