Binational operation eradicates 422 tonnes of cannabis in Amambay
Paraguay and Brazil dismantled 149 drug camps in Amambay during ten days of ground and air operations. More than 422 tonnes of cannabis were removed from illegal circulation.
Senad and Brazil's Federal Police dismantle narco network on Amambay border
Ten days of ground and air incursions in the department of Amambay resulted in the destruction of 149 camps and production bases linked to drug trafficking, reports latribuna.com.py. The operation was carried out under the framework of Operation New Alliance 58, the result of an agreement between Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) and Brazil's Federal Police.
Tactical teams operated in rural areas of Capitán Bado and Pedro Juan Caballero, zones identified as centres for production and storage of marijuana. The locations visited included the colonies Raúl Ocampos Rojas and Cumbre, as well as Cerro Kuatiá, Cerro Cora'i, Umbú, Piray and Jaguarundi.
In these areas, 93 hectares of cannabis crops were eradicated, most of them close to the harvest stage. According to Senad, that production was about to enter illegal trade channels.
Within the dismantled camps, operators also found 143,850 kilogrammes of chopped marijuana, drugs in an advanced stage of processing and ready for distribution to the market.
In total, the operations removed an estimated 422,867 kilogrammes of cannabis—more than 422 tonnes—from circulation, causing economic damage to drug trafficking organisations exceeding 63 million dollars. That estimate takes into account both the marijuana found in the camps and the potential production of destroyed crops, Senad clarified.
Both institutions highlighted that the results reflect the effectiveness of coordination between Paraguay and Brazil in confronting criminal organisations operating across their shared border.
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