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Crime and narcotics investigations in Paraguay

Overview

Law enforcement activities in Paraguay have focused on both local crime and large-scale narcotics trafficking. In early October, authorities dismantled a marijuana laboratory in Villa Ygatymi, seizing over 220 kilograms of chopped marijuana along with extraction equipment. This occurred alongside reports of an attempted kidnapping involving a teenager in San José Obrero.

By mid-October, the focus shifted to an international smuggling investigation. Paraguayan authorities charged four airport employees—including an air traffic controller and a former security manager—for allegedly facilitating the smuggling of 261 kilograms of high-potency cannabis. The drugs were transported via a US-registered business jet from Miami through Panama. The investigation, involving the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), aims to identify the financiers behind the operation.

Entities

Drug Enforcement Administration · Luque · National Anti-Drug Secretariat · Asunción · Silvio Pettirossi International Airport

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 5 sources
    Paraguay charges four airport insiders in Miami drug jet case

    Four airport employees in Paraguay have been charged for allegedly helping smuggle 261.6 kg of cannabis from Miami via a US-registered jet.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Paraguay reports attempted kidnapping and marijuana lab bust

    A 15-year-old in Paraguay escaped an attempted kidnapping by a van, while police in Villa Ygatymi dismantled a marijuana laboratory, seizing over 220kg of the drug.

Sources

actualidadtdf.com.ar · datanews.com.ar · diariondi.com · popular.com.py · riotimesonline.com · travelandtourworld.com · virasorovirtual.com