SENAD arrests young drug dealer in San Juan del Paraná, Itapúa
SENAD arrested a young man at his home in the "8 de diciembre" neighbourhood following intelligence operations. In Encarnación, police detained two micro-traffickers and are searching for a third female suspect.
Anti-drug operations in Itapúa yield three arrests and one fugitive woman
Special agents from SENAD's Regional 3 headquarters in Encarnación detained a young man during a raid on his residence located in the "8 de diciembre" neighbourhood of San Juan del Paraná, a district neighbouring the capital of Itapúa department, according to latribuna.com.py.
The operation resulted from intelligence and surveillance work aimed at identifying a distribution hub for illicit substances that was frequented mainly by young people from the sector, according to the anti-drug agency. The intervention was carried out under the supervision of prosecutor Enrique Fornerón, from the specialised unit against drug trafficking and money laundering of the Public Ministry.
SENAD stated that it maintains constant intelligence work and operational action with the objective of dismantling these commercial spaces and preventing them from continuing to harm communities.
Police dismantle sales point in San Pedro neighbourhood
In parallel, agents from the National Police's Specialised Department against Drug Trafficking and Related Crimes executed two simultaneous raids on Tuesday, around 22:00 hours, in the San Pedro neighbourhood of Encarnación.
Marcos Adrián Fernández Barrios, 22 years old and residing in the San Isidro neighbourhood, was detained on an outstanding arrest warrant for alleged breach of Law 1340/88 and its amendments concerning drug trafficking. In the same operation, Diego Samuel Medica Céspedes, 24 years old and a resident of the San Pedro neighbourhood, was arrested.
From both detainees, agents seized 36.4 grams of crack cocaine, one kilogramme of chopped marijuana, two mobile phones, two precision scales and G. 161,000 in cash. The intervening agents estimated the economic loss to the alleged drug traffickers at approximately G. 11 million.
Search launched for owner of one of the properties
A third person linked to the case remains at large: Fabiola Denise Fernández Barrios, 28 years old and owner of one of the two properties raided in the San Pedro neighbourhood. She was not found at the time of the operation, so prosecutor Fornerón ordered her search and arrest.
Evidence was found in the woman's residence that would implicate her in a retail distribution scheme. Agents seized from the location 41.9 grams of crack cocaine, 6.5 grams of cocaine, a 9 mm calibre pistol with two magazines and one bullet, a DJI brand drone, a mobile phone and a precision scale.
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