Raids in San José and Canelones found over a tonne of cannabis and about 45 kg of hashish at a farm with a home hash lab, plus over three tonnes in rural Canelones. The probe began after hash-making supplies were brought in irregularly across the Chuy border crossing.
Four people were detained: two Uruguayans and two Brazilians. A Brazilian biochemistry student was said to run production. Police believe the drugs were meant for export to Brazil, not local use.
Through an abbreviated procedure, one Brazilian got three years in penitentiary and the other two years in prison. The two Uruguayans got 24 and 18 months of probation with partial house arrest and community work. No one is named.
Why it matters: The foreign defendants received prison terms, while the Uruguayan defendants received probation with partial house arrest and community work.
Source: El Observador, 2025-12-09 (translated from Spanish). Forgotten Prisoner's account is based on this reporting.