Five Brazilians arrested in Canindeyú for drugs and tirzepatida trafficking
National Police captured four men and one woman from Brazil in La Paloma following three raids. Operation "Mirage" dismantled a trafficking network bound for Brazil.
Operation "Mirage" dismantles trafficking network at northeastern border
Paraguay's National Police arrested five Brazilian citizens on Monday accused of being part of a network dedicated to international trafficking of drugs and tirzepatida—a medication prescribed for type 2 diabetes and obesity—to Brazil, according to infobae.com. The arrests followed three raids in the district of La Paloma, department of Canindeyú, approximately 35 kilometres from the Brazilian border.
Carlos Duré, head of the Department of International Police Cooperation Agreements and Accords, confirmed the detention of four men and one woman of Brazilian nationality at a press conference held on Tuesday. "With this we are dismantling a network that was dedicated to international drug trafficking and also international trafficking of pharmaceuticals," Duré declared, noting that the operation, dubbed "Mirage", had the collaboration of the Brazilian Police.
The investigation gained momentum from a previous operation, carried out on 12 August in the department of Alto Paraná, where two Brazilians were captured also for drugs and tirzepatida trafficking. On that occasion, authorities identified that those now detained were involved in the logistics of transporting narcotics and the medication to Brazil, Duré said.
One of the five arrested on Monday is listed as the "main target" of the operation: a Brazilian with an arrest warrant in his country for wilful homicide. Two others of the detainees have active arrest warrants for drug trafficking, according to the National Police report.
Among the evidence seized during the operation were two assault rifles calibre 7.62 and 5.56 millimetres, two shotguns, three pistols, four rifles, ammunition, a sniper telescopic sight, mobile phones and two pickup trucks.
Tirzepatida, which is marketed in Paraguay under at least three brand names, has been the object in recent months of thefts for resale on the black market. Authorities have also dismantled clandestine laboratories aimed at counterfeiting the medication.
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