Latin America and the Caribbean
Source tier A. Conventions checked 2026-07-29.
Drug and firearms law in Argentina: statutes on record and in force
Argentina, in Latin America and the Caribbean, is party to all four of the instruments tracked here, the last of them since 2006. It appears on neither FATF list. Its legislation on record runs to 2 confirmed instruments, the earliest from 1997. Where a field could not be sourced it is reported as unsourced rather than left to be inferred.
International framework
Argentina is bound by all four instruments this dataset tracks, the earliest from 1993 and the most recent from 2006.
| Instrument | Adopted | Ratified or acceded | Depositary reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Convention | 1988 | 28 Jun 1993 | Chapter VI-19 |
| UNTOC | 2000 | 19 Nov 2002 | Chapter XVIII-12 |
| UNCAC | 2003 | 28 Aug 2006 | Chapter XVIII-14 |
| Firearms Protocol | 2001 | 18 Dec 2006 | Chapter XVIII-12-c |
What each instrument obliges a party to do is set out once, per instrument, in the conventions reference. The dates above are what is specific to Argentina: they are the points from which each obligation began to bind, taken from the depositary's own status tables.
National legislation
Below are the confirmed instruments, given in their enacted titles. Where a register supplies a citation number it is carried through unchanged.
Decreto 262/98, 1998 – Protección de testigos e imputados — A subordinate instrument, made under the authority of a parent act rather than standing alone — typically the schedules, thresholds and licensing detail. Confirmed against the Government of Argentina, checked 2026-07-30.
Ley 24.767, 1997 – Ley de cooperación internacional en materia penal — A principal instrument in its own right, confirmed on the register named below; its subject matter is not stated on the face of its title. Confirmed against the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked 2026-07-30.
Enforcement authorities
3 bodies are named in the record for Argentina, each confirmed on Argentina's own government domain. A named body is not the same as an operative one, but it establishes where the mandate sits — and a mandate no institution holds is the gap that treaty coverage cannot close.
| Body | Function | Confirmed on |
|---|---|---|
| Prefectura Naval Argentina | maritime interdiction | argentina.gob.ar |
| Policía Federal Argentina | criminal investigation | argentina.gob.ar |
| AFIP -Dirección General de Aduanas | customs and border control | agn.gob.ar |
Ratification sequence
A count of four tells you less than the sequence that produced it. Argentina came to these instruments over 13 years, beginning with the 1988 Convention in 1993 and ending with the Firearms Protocol in 2006. Measured against each instrument's own adoption, the shortest gap was the UNTOC at 2 years, the longest the 1988 Convention at 5.
Argentina became a party to the 1988 Convention in 1993, 5 years after it was adopted — exactly the median lag across the jurisdictions in this dataset.
The years in between are the ones a case from that period would have to be judged against. For the 9 years between 1993 and 2002, Argentina was bound by the 1988 Convention but not yet by the UNTOC, the UNCAC or the Firearms Protocol. For the 4 years between 2002 and 2006, Argentina was bound by the 1988 Convention and the UNTOC but not yet by the UNCAC or the Firearms Protocol. Nothing in the later instruments reaches back into that window, which is why a complete position today says little about a case from then.
On coverage, Argentina is one of 81 jurisdiction s here party to 4 of the four, against 81 party to all four. 3 of the 33 Latin America and the Caribbean records here are under increased monitoring as the register stands.
Financial-crime monitoring
As of the FATF plenary statements of 2026-06-19, Argentina is recorded as Not listed . Nothing here is a finding about Argentina's financial controls; it records only that neither statement names it. What each status entails is set out on the FATF grey list tracker.
Questions about drug and firearms law in Argentina
Which drug-control conventions has Argentina ratified?
All four: the 1988 Convention on 28 Jun 1993, the UNTOC on 19 Nov 2002, the UNCAC on 28 Aug 2006, the Firearms Protocol on 18 Dec 2006.
Is Argentina on the FATF grey list?
No. Argentina appears on neither the increased-monitoring list nor the call-for-action list in the FATF statements of 19 June 2026.
What national drug legislation is on record for Argentina?
Decreto 262/98, 1998 – Protección de testigos e imputados, confirmed against the Government of Argentina; Ley 24.767, 1997 – Ley de cooperación internacional en materia penal, confirmed against the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Which register confirms the legislation on this page?
Each instrument names its own. For Argentina that is the Government of Argentina, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following the link reaches the document itself; nothing here paraphrases an instrument it has not cited.
What is source tier A, and why is this record in it?
Tier A means a national instrument has been confirmed against an official register — for Argentina, 2 of them. The treaty dates and the listing status are separately sourced, so all three layers of this record carry a citation.
Why does the ratification date matter?
The date is the point from which the obligations bind. Argentina's earliest of these commitments dates from 1993, its most recent from 2006; the gap between them is a rough measure of how long the framework took to assemble.
Sources
- Ratification dates: United Nations Treaty Collection, depositary status tables (chapters VI-19, XVIII-12, XVIII-14, XVIII-12-c). Checked 2026-07-29.
- Listing status: FATF, Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, 2026-06-19.
- Decreto 262/98, 1998 – Protección de testigos e imputados: the Government of Argentina, checked 2026-07-30.
- Ley 24.767, 1997 – Ley de cooperación internacional en materia penal: the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, checked 2026-07-30.