Argentina President's Office Embroiled in Precursor Chemical Trafficking Scandal

The president's office in Argentina has become ensnared in a drug production precursor chemical trafficking scandal as the high level corrupt contacts that facilitate the trade are revealed in an ongoing investigation.
On August 29, Judge Maria Servini de Cubria told Mitre Radio she was investigating phone calls made between officials in the presidential residence, the "Casa Rosada" (Pink House) and the Zacarias family, which has ties to the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and has been implicated in trafficking ephedrine -- a chemical used for methamphetamine production.

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