National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD)
🇵🇾 Paraguay · Anti-narcotics agency · 69 reports
- People arrested
- 33
- Cannabis seized
- 2,918.8 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
10 kg of marijuana found in welding machine at Asunción airport
SENAD and detector dogs seized 10 kg of marijuana hidden inside a welding machine in courier cargo at Silvio Pettirossi airport on 9 November 2026. The deteriorated load, sent from the United States with California-labelled packs, was placed under prosecutor María Irene Álvarez while investigations continue.
Cannabis 10 kg9 hectares and 450 kg destroyed in Capitán Bado raid
SENAD agents raided a rural property in Colonia Nueva Yaú, Capitán Bado, destroying 9 hectares of marijuana, 450 kg of chopped marijuana and five camps. Prosecutor Sarita Bonzi ordered everything incinerated on site while investigations continue to identify those responsible.
Area 9 haCannabis 450 kgSites 5Two jailed 5 years over 10 tonnes of marijuana in Capitán Bado
An Amambay court sentenced Orlando Ramón Balbuena Saavedra and Bruno de Barros da Silva to five years in prison for marijuana possession. The case stemmed from a December 2024 Senad operation in Capitán Bado that seized almost 10 tonnes of pressed marijuana.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 10.008 tPrison 5 yearsSENAD seizes 1,668 kg of marijuana at stash camps in Maracaná
SENAD agents searched two rural properties at Maracana, Canindeyu, over the weekend and eliminated 1,668 kilos of marijuana, including 1,516 kilos of chopped cannabis and 172 kilos of pressed packs. Prosecutor Juan Benegas accompanied the operation, which investigators say targeted a stash feeding the Brazilian market.
Cannabis 1.668 tSENAD arrests Loreto woman, seizing 27 g of marijuana
SENAD agents detained Berenice Sotera Alfonso Rivarola, 44, known as "La reina del chespi", at her house in Loreto, Concepción, and seized 27 grams of marijuana with crack and cocaine. The case is with the Public Ministry; no charge or sentence has been reported.
Arrested 1Cannabis 27 g6 kg of marijuana found in wet-wipes packs at Asunción airport
Customs officers at Silvio Pettirossi airport found 6 kg of suspected marijuana hidden in two packs of paediatric wet wipes in a courier shipment from Miami on 30 October 2026. A second check turned up 46.5 kg of suspected ketamine in printer boxes, taking the total to 52.5 kg of suspected drugs; SENAD took over both cases.
Cannabis 6 kg5.2 kg of marijuana found in a toy-box parcel at Asunción airport
Officers of Paraguay's National Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT) found 5.2 kg of suspected marijuana hidden in packages inside a toy box shipped from Miami at Silvio Pettirossi airport, and an AirTag tracker in the parcel began to sound as they handled it. The case passed to the anti-drug secretariat SENAD, and the substance still had to be tested to confirm it was marijuana.
Cannabis 5.2 kgSENAD destroys four hectares and 660 kg of marijuana at Timburi
SENAD’s Bella Vista Norte unit, using drones to map plots in the Timburi forest reserve, eradicated four hectares of illegal marijuana and destroyed 660 kg in 33 bales at a staging area; the agency estimated about twelve tonnes kept from the market under prosecutor Rossana Coronel’s supervision.
Area 4 haCannabis 660 kgSENAD destroys four hectares and 13.6 tonnes at Takua Ju
On 29 October 2026 Paraguay's SENAD reported eradicating four hectares of cannabis — about 12 tonnes — and destroying 1,600 kg of drying marijuana at the Indigenous colony Takua Ju in Yby Pytã, Canindeyú. No one was found at the site.
Arrested 0Area 4 haCannabis 13.6 tSENAD arrests 69-year-old at Concepción home with 254 g of marijuana
SENAD agents searched the home of Simón Florentín Franco, 69, in the riverside barrio San José Olero, Concepción, on 28 October 2026 and seized 254 grams of marijuana in 17 portions after intelligence that he sold to young people including minors.
Arrested 1Cannabis 254 gNueva Alianza 58: 93 hectares destroyed and 423 tonnes of cannabis removed in Amambay
From 12 to 23 October 2026 Paraguay's SENAD and Brazil's Federal Police finished phase 58 of Operation Nueva Alianza in Amambay, dismantling 149 camps, eradicating 93 hectares of cannabis and destroying 143,850 kg of processed marijuana, which the agencies estimated at 422,867 kg kept from the illicit market and more than USD 63 million in losses to traffickers.
Area 93 haCannabis 422.867 tSENAD intercepts over 20 kg of US premium cannabis in air parcels at Asunción
In the week to 16 October 2026 SENAD at Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi airport seized over 20 kg of high-THC cannabis from US air parcels concealed in household goods, which the agency valued above USD 280,000 for the Brazilian market it cites as the destination.
Cannabis 20.02 kgSENAD burns nine hectares and a camp at Estancia La Niña in Amambay
On 8 October 2026 Paraguay's SENAD special agents from Bella Vista Norte raided the forest at Estancia La Niña in Amambay, destroying a production and storage camp, eradicating nine hectares of cannabis and eliminating about 27 tonnes of marijuana while prosecutor Rossana Coronel coordinated the procedure. No arrests were reported.
Area 9 haCannabis 27 tSENAD dismantles a Cerro Corá production site with 11 tonnes of cannabis
On 8 October 2026 Paraguay's anti-drug agency raided Colonia Cumbre in Cerro Corá, Amambay, destroying three hectares of young cannabis, three camps and more than eleven tonnes of marijuana in various stages of processing.
Area 3 haCannabis 11 tFather and son arrested in Hernandarias with 48.5 kg of "GTA FEM" cannabis
Agents of Paraguay's SENAD stopped a vehicle in the Caacupemí neighbourhood of Hernandarias and found 46 packets of "GTA FEM" cannabis — a selected variety with up to 30% THC — hidden in a secret compartment. A father and his son were detained; the agency said the load was headed for Brazil and valued it at about US$400,000.
Arrested 2Cannabis 48.5 kgSENAD clears 16 hectares and seven camps at Estancia La Niña
On 30 September 2026 Paraguay's SENAD and CODI-FTC eradicated 16 hectares of cannabis at Estancia La Niña in Bella Vista Norte, Amambay, burning seven production camps and about 49 tonnes of marijuana including drying branches and chopped material, in a follow-up to a search that began on 25 September under prosecutor Sarita Bonssi. No arrests were reported.
Area 16 haCannabis 49 tSENAD seizes 1.75 tonnes of cannabis at a rural stash in Maracaná bound for Brazil
SENAD agents from Salto del Guairá searched a rural property at Maracaná, Canindeyú, on 30 September 2026 and took 478 kilograms of pressed marijuana hidden in the bush plus 1,275 kilograms of chopped cannabis in 51 bags, a supply point suspected of feeding the Brazilian market; the people running it fled and nobody was arrested.
Cannabis 1.753 tOperación Caazapá II clears 79 hectares and burns 3,975 kg of cannabis
After five days in rural Caazapá, SENAD and CODI-FTC Sur ended Operación Caazapá II on 29 September 2026, reporting 79 hectares cleared, 12 camps dismantled and 3,975 kg of processed cannabis burned. Authorities estimated 240.9 tonnes out of circulation and more than USD 36 million in losses at Argentine market prices; no arrests were reported in the wrap-up.
Area 79 haCannabis 3.975 tSenad destroys 5 hectares and 15 tonnes of marijuana in Alpasa area
Agents of Paraguay's Senad office in Bella Vista Norte eradicated about five hectares of marijuana and destroyed roughly 15,000 kilograms, along with a production camp, in the Alpasa forest area of Amambay. Anti-drug prosecutor Rossana Isabel Coronel directed the operation, and the teams were ordered to destroy everything found at the site.
Area 5 haCannabis 15 tFour hectares of cannabis destroyed at Santa Lucía, Itakyry
A prosecutor-led team and Paraguay's anti-drug agency destroyed two growing plots covering about four hectares at Santa Lucía, Itakyry. The report gives no plant count or arrests.
Area 4 haNueva Alianza 57: 222 hectares destroyed in Paraguay's forest reserves
In twelve days, Paraguay's anti-drug agency and Brazil's Federal Police destroyed 222 hectares of cannabis and 44 growers' camps, much of it inside nature reserves such as Mbaracayú and Morombí.
Area 222 haCannabis 5.25 t354 kg of marijuana seized from riverside stash near Pilar
Paraguay's Naval Prefecture and Joint Task Force seized 354 kg of marijuana in 15 bundles hidden on the Paraguay River bank in Gaboto, near Pilar. The predawn operation on 24 August 2026 involved SENAD for weighing and ended without reported arrests or clashes.
Arrested 0Cannabis 354 kgSenad burns 3 hectares and 4,880 kg of cannabis at Cerro Corá
Agents of Paraguay's anti-drug secretariat raided a rural property in Colonia Capitán Raúl Ocampo Rojas, Cerro Corá, Amambay, on 14 August 2026, destroying three hectares of growing cannabis, 4,880 kilograms of harvested marijuana, a camp and seven processing sieves. No one was arrested, and the agency estimated about 14 tonnes kept out of circulation, worth about USD 2 million in Brazil.
Area 3 haCannabis 4.88 tNueva Alianza 56 clears 158 hectares of cannabis in Amambay
Operation Nueva Alianza 56, a ten-day Paraguay–Brazil drive in Amambay that ended on 7 August 2026, eradicated 158 hectares of cannabis, destroyed 24,485 kg of processed marijuana and dismantled 71 clandestine camps. SENAD put the total volume kept from traffickers at 498 tonnes, with an estimated USD 73 million economic loss.
Area 158 haCannabis 24.485 tSENAD destroys seven hectares and 21 tonnes of cannabis at Cerro Corá
On 17 July 2026 Paraguay's anti-drug secretariat raided a rural property in Cerro Corá, Amambay, eradicated seven hectares of cannabis, burned 300 kg of drying plants and 50 kg of seeds, and dismantled three camps; no one was arrested and the agency estimated more than 21 tonnes kept from circulation.
Area 7 haCannabis 350 kg261.6 kg of US cannabis seized from private jet in Asunción
Paraguayan authorities seized 261.6 kg of high-THC cannabis from a private jet at Asuncion's Silvio Pettirossi airport on 29 May 2026, detaining its occupants. The jet had flown from Miami via Panama and investigators believe the load, valued at US$3.6 million, was bound for Brazil.
Arrested 3Cannabis 261.6 kgOperation Nueva Alianza 54: 95 hectares and 291 tonnes cleared in Canindeyú
After ten days ending 20 April 2026, Paraguay's SENAD and Brazil's Federal Police completed Operation Nueva Alianza 54 in Canindeyú, mainly in the Morombí, Pindó y 7 Montes reserve, eradicating 95 hectares of cannabis, burning 6,300 kg of processed marijuana, dismantling seven camps and estimating 291 tonnes kept from circulation.
Area 95 haCannabis 291 tSENAD seizes 1,443 kg of pressed marijuana from an abandoned Hilux
On 26 March 2026 SENAD agents on preventive vehicle checks in Colonia Estrella, Pedro Juan Caballero, found a black Toyota Hilux abandoned on a side road with 1,505 packages of pressed marijuana weighing 1,443 kg. Occupants fled before officers reached the truck; prosecutor Celso Morales supervised the seizure bound for Brazil.
Cannabis 1.443 tOperation Escudo Guaraní clears 565 hectares of cannabis in Amambay
Between 4 and 18 March 2026 Paraguayan prosecutors, SENAD and CODI task-force troops eradicated 565 hectares of presumed cannabis in Amambay under Operation Escudo Guaraní, with Brazil’s federal police accompanying the drive. They also dismantled 34 precarious camps in rural colonies near Pedro Juan Caballero.
Area 565 ha6 hectares of marijuana destroyed in Ñacunday forest reserve
SENAD agents and an anti-drug prosecutor destroyed about six hectares of growing marijuana in a forest reserve in Ñacunday, Alto Paraná, in an operation during the weekend before 10 March 2026. They dismantled a growers' camp and destroyed cultivation equipment, traps and ammunition found at the site, and reported no arrests.
Area 6 haSENAD eradicates three hectares of cannabis at Naranjito, San Pedro
On 17 February 2026 SENAD regional agents from Concepción, with special forces and prosecutor Abg. Juan Daniel Benítez, raided a rural property at Colonia Naranjito in General Resquín, San Pedro, eradicating about three hectares of growing cannabis that the agency estimated at 9,000 kilograms destroyed on the spot. No arrests were reported.
Area 3 haCannabis 9 tSenad eradicates 57 hectares of cannabis in Piray, Capitán Bado
Paraguayan anti-drug agents eradicated 57 hectares of cannabis crop and dismantled six clandestine camps at Piray, in Capitán Bado district, Amambay, in an operation named Toro Expo. Senad said the 15-parcel complex would have produced some 170 tonnes of marijuana for the Brazilian market, and its head put the economic loss at USD 25.6 million.
Area 57 haSenad clears 143 hectares of marijuana in San Rafael and Caazapá parks
Paraguay's Senad, with CODI troops and prosecutors, ended Operación Frente Sur II on 3 February 2026 after eight days in the San Rafael reserve in Itapúa and Caazapá National Park, destroying about 143 hectares of marijuana and six tonnes of processed cannabis. Five camps were dismantled and no one was arrested.
Area 143 haCannabis 6 tParaguay seizes record 89 tonnes of marijuana in Operation Umbral
Paraguay's Senad seized 88.991 tonnes of pressed marijuana from a 19-vehicle convoy near Salto del Guairá in December 2025, the largest transit seizure in the country's history; five suspects were detained and one was killed.
Arrested 5Cannabis 88.991 tDeaths 1Nueva Alianza 53: 309 hectares of cannabis destroyed on Paraguay's border
Over ten days, Paraguay's anti-drug agency and Brazil's Federal Police destroyed 309 hectares of cannabis, 96 growers' camps and more than 39 tonnes of the drug in the forests of Canindeyú, Caaguazú and Alto Paraná. Senad says the phase kept at least 966 tonnes of cannabis out of the Brazilian market, where it estimates the crop would have earned USD 144 million.
Area 309 haCannabis 39 tParaguay and Brazil clear 285 hectares in Operation Nueva Alianza 52
After ten days in Amambay, SENAD and Brazil's Federal Police ended Operation Nueva Alianza 52 on 26 September 2025, reporting 285 hectares of cannabis cleared, 13,130 kilogrammes of processed marijuana burned, 83 camps dismantled, and an estimated 868 tonnes kept from the Brazilian market.
Area 285 haCannabis 13.13 tSENAD clears eight hectares of cannabis at Aguerito, San Pedro
On 16 September 2025 SENAD and CODI–FTC troops destroyed eight hectares of cannabis and 950 kilograms of chopped marijuana in 63 bags at Asentamiento Aguerito, Santa Rosa del Aguaray, San Pedro, calculating 24,950 kilograms removed and a USD 3.7 million loss to traffickers; anti-drug prosecutor Jorge Encina Alder led the raid and no arrests were reported.
Area 8 haCannabis 24.95 tNueva Alianza 51 clears 208 hectares of cannabis in Amambay
After seven days in Amambay, Operation Nueva Alianza 51 eradicated 208 hectares of marijuana, burned more than 24,000 kg of processed cannabis and dismantled 69 camps, with Brazil’s Polícia Federal supporting Paraguayan SENAD, prosecutors and CODI troops.
Area 208 haCannabis 24 tThree gunmen killed in CODI-FTC raid on a 887-kg cannabis camp in Canindeyú
On 28 June 2025 a tactical CODI-FTC operation on intelligence from SENAD and military intelligence was met with gunfire at a cannabis collection camp at Yvy Porã, Saltos del Guairá, leaving three suspected traffickers of the "El Macho" group dead and 887 kilograms of marijuana seized.
Cannabis 887.2 kgDeaths 3Nueva Alianza 49 clears 253 hectares of cannabis on Brazil border
Paraguay's Senad and Brazil's Federal Police destroyed 253 hectares of cannabis plantations and seized 100.1 tonnes of harvested marijuana in a ten-day joint operation, keeping an estimated 859 tonnes out of circulation. Senad put the loss to traffickers at USD 25.7 million at Paraguayan prices and USD 128 million at Brazilian prices.
Area 253 haCannabis 100.1 tSenad destroys seven hectares and 21 tonnes of marijuana in Bella Vista Norte
Senad agents from Bella Vista Norte raided a rural area in Amambay department, burning seven hectares of mature marijuana, seven production camps and about 1,700 kg of plants drying on the site. The agency put the total destroyed at more than 21 tonnes; no one was detained.
Arrested 0Area 7 haCannabis 21 tSenad destroys 8 hectares of marijuana in Alto Verá, Itapúa
Agents of Paraguay's Senad destroyed four marijuana parcels covering 8 hectares at Compañía Alto Verá Km 4 in Alto Verá district, Itapúa, in a procedure that began at 07:00 on 11 September 2024. Neither account names anyone arrested or charged.
Area 8 haParaguay destroys 145 tonnes of marijuana in Caazapá park operation
Paraguay's Senad destroyed 53 drug camps and eradicated 111 hectares of cannabis in Caazapá National Park between 2 and 11 May 2024, seizing 145,300 kg of ready marijuana it said took about 478 tonnes off the market.
Area 111 haCannabis 145.3 tSites 53Nueva Alianza 36 removes 1,084 tonnes of cannabis in Amambay
Paraguay's Senad and Brazil's Federal Police closed the 36th Nueva Alianza phase in Amambay on 3 April 2023, eradicating 334 hectares, dismantling 131 camps and seizing 82,680 kg of marijuana, for about 1,084 tonnes kept out of circulation worth USD 162.7 million.
Area 334 haCannabis 82.68 tNueva Alianza 36 destroys 53 hectares of cannabis in its first two days
Brazil's Federal Police and Paraguay's Senad destroyed 53 hectares of cannabis plantations and six trafficker camps in the first two days of the 36th phase of Operation Nueva Alianza, from 20 March 2023. Officers also burned 660 kilograms of ready cannabis and 15 kilograms of seeds, and no arrests were reported.
Area 53 haCannabis 660 kgSites 6Seeds 15Senad destroys more than 16 tons of marijuana in Bella Vista Norte
Paraguay's Senad destroyed more than 16 tons of marijuana at a five-hectare rural property holding narco-camps in Bella Vista Norte, Amambay, on 16 June 2022, including 1.5 tons found in the drying process, along with precursors and production equipment.
Cannabis 16 t852 tonnes taken out of circulation in Nueva Alianza XXIX
Operation Nueva Alianza XXIX ran from 23 February to 4 March 2022 in Amambay, with Paraguay's Senad, its Joint Task Force and Air Force, and Brazil's Federal Police eradicating 281 hectares, dismantling 83 narco camps and seizing 9,095 kg of prepared marijuana. The agencies estimated at least 852 tonnes taken out of circulation.
Area 281 haCannabis 9.095 tSenad and Brazil's police take 416 tonnes out of circulation in Nueva Alianza XXVIII
Operation Nueva Alianza XXVIII ran from 16 to 25 November 2021 in Amambay, with Senad and Brazil's Federal Police eradicating 131 hectares of cannabis, dismantling 94 narco camps and destroying 23 tonnes of prepared marijuana. The agencies estimated at least 416 tonnes taken out of circulation, and closed the phase by opening a joint intelligence base in Pedro Juan Caballero.
Area 131 haCannabis 23 tSenad and Brazil's Federal Police destroy 218 hectares in Nueva Alianza XXVII
Operation Nueva Alianza XXVII ended on 3 September 2021 after ten days in Amambay, with Senad and Brazil's Polícia Federal dismantling 49 drug camps, destroying 218 hectares of cannabis and seizing 19,280 kilograms of packaged marijuana. Senad estimated US$20 million in losses to traffickers.
Area 218 haCannabis 19.28 tSenad and Brazil's police take 800 tons out of circulation in Nueva Alianza XXVI
Operation Nueva Alianza XXVI ran from 6 to 15 July 2021 in Amambay, with Senad and Brazil's Federal Police dismantling 109 narco camps, eradicating 260 hectares of cannabis and seizing 47,730 kilograms of marijuana. The agencies estimated more than 800 tons taken out of circulation.
Area 260 haCannabis 47.73 tSenad and Brazil's police destroy 635 hectares in Nueva Alianza XXV
Operation Nueva Alianza XXV ended on 31 March 2021 after fifteen days in Amambay, with Senad and Brazil's Federal Police eradicating 635 hectares of cannabis and destroying 23,490 kilograms of prepared marijuana and 104 narco camps. The agencies put the total taken out of circulation at 1,928 tonnes, with about US$57 million in losses to traffickers.
Area 635 haCannabis 23.49 tSenad and Brazil's police destroy 490 hectares in Nueva Alianza XXIV
Operation Nueva Alianza XXIV ended on 8 March 2021 after fourteen days in Amambay, with Senad and Brazil's Federal Police destroying 490 hectares of cannabis, 87 drug camps and 14.7 tonnes of processed marijuana. Senad put the combined result at 1,470 tonnes taken out of circulation.
Area 490 haCannabis 14.7 tParaguay destroys 5.5 tonnes of marijuana in Maracaná reserve
SENAD agents with prosecutor Meiji Udagawa entered the Maracaná Nature Reserve in Canindeyú on 21 January 2021 and dismantled a cultivation and processing centre with two campsites, destroying a weighed total of 5,500 kilograms of marijuana. The prosecutor ordered the evidence incinerated, and SENAD put the traffickers' lost income at about US$165,000.
of it destroyed 5.5 tSites 2Senad and Brazil's police destroy 137 hectares in Nueva Alianza XXIII
Senad and Brazil's Federal Police ended Operation Nueva Alianza XXIII on 13 November 2020 after ten days in Amambay's forests, destroying 137 hectares of cannabis crops, 83.6 tonnes of processed marijuana and 116 drug camps. The agencies put the combined result at 494.6 tonnes taken out of circulation.
Area 137 haCannabis 83.7 tSENAD seizes 2,850 kg of hashish at Capitán Bado camp
SENAD agents found 3,600 packages weighing 2,850 kg of hashish at a clandestine camp in Capitán Bado on 7 August 2020, acting on intelligence about the site. The drug, bound for Brazil, was burned on site; no one was captured.
Cannabis 2.85 tSenad eradicates 85 hectares of marijuana in Morombí reserve
Paraguay’s Senad, with Brazilian Federal Police support, eradicated 85 hectares of marijuana in Morombí Natural Reserve over three days ending in early March 2020, reporting about 255 tonnes of cannabis destroyed and eight processing camps cleared.
Area 85 haCannabis 255 tSENAD destroys 202 hectares of marijuana in Morombí over eight days
About 70 SENAD agents spent eight days in February 2020 destroying 202 hectares of marijuana in Morombí Natural Reserve, between Canindeyú and Caaguazú, and reported about 600 tonnes destroyed. They also dismantled 23 traffickers' camps and 70 charcoal kilns, and no one was detained.
Arrested 0Area 202 haCannabis 600 t345 tonnes of marijuana eradicated in San Rafael reserve
Paraguay and Argentina destroyed about 345 tonnes of marijuana in 100 hectares of crops in the San Rafael reserve, Itapua, during the 10-day Operation Integration. Ministers Patricia Bullrich and Arnaldo Giuzzio presented the joint Gendarmerie-Senad eradication as equal to a year and a half of Argentine seizures.
Senad weighs a record 5,554 kg of Chaco marijuana after two border stashes
Paraguayan anti-drug agents found two marijuana cargoes hidden in bush at Gabino Mendoza and General Eugenio Garay, near the Bolivian border, on 23 and 24 September 2018. Weighed at Senad's Infante Rivarola base, together they came to 5,554 kilograms of pressed marijuana, which the agency called one of the largest seizures in the Chaco.
Cannabis 5.554 t7 held as 6,969 kg of marijuana seized in Paraguay River shootout
Senad, the Naval Prefecture and prosecutors intercepted marijuana boats on the Paraguay River near Villa Franca after a predawn shootout on 22 July 2018. Seven people were detained and about 6,969 kg of marijuana seized from vessels meant to transfer the load to a larger ship.
Arrested 7Cannabis 6.9689 t2 hectares burned and 790 kg of marijuana seized at Ñacunday, Paraguay
Argentine Gendarmería officers and Paraguay's Senad burned two hectares of cannabis and seized 790 kilograms of marijuana at Lomas Valentina, in Ñacunday district, Alto Paraná, on the Paraná river border. The raid followed intelligence sharing and the March arrest of two Paraguayans in El Dorado, Misiones, with 67.5 kilograms of marijuana.
Area 2 haCannabis 790 kg70 tonnes destroyed and 162 ha eradicated in Nueva Alianza XIII
Paraguayan and Brazilian authorities said Operation Nueva Alianza XIII destroyed about 70 tonnes of marijuana and eradicated 162 hectares in Amambay department. Officials from both countries evaluated the joint push in Pedro Juan Caballero on 23 July 2016.
Area 162 haCannabis 66.91 tMore than 30 tonnes of marijuana seized near Brazil border
Paraguayan anti-drugs police seized 25.7 tonnes of pressed marijuana plus 850 kg loose at a property in Capitán Bado, while SENAD took 4.5 tonnes in Itakyry the same day. Together the two operations removed more than 30 tonnes bound for Brazil.
Cannabis 31.054 tSenad destroys 598 hectares of marijuana in Nueva Alianza VII
Paraguay's Senad, with Brazil's Federal Police and U.S. DEA support, destroyed 598 hectares of marijuana and dozens of processing camps in Amambay department during a week-long Nueva Alianza VII push reported on 23 February 2014.
Area 598 haCannabis 1.62 tSENAD destroys 242 tons of marijuana in 10-day Amambay operation
Paraguay's anti-drug agency destroyed about 242 tons of marijuana after ten days of raids around Capitán Bado, Amambay, clearing 79 hectares in 22 plots plus over five tons of processed cannabis. No arrests were reported.
Area 79 haCannabis 242 tSenad and Brazil's Federal Police destroy 196 hectares of marijuana in Amambay
Operation Nova Aliança IV, a nine-day Senad and Polícia Federal campaign in Amambay, ended on 12 June 2009 with 196 hectares of cannabis plantations destroyed around Pedro Juan Caballero and Capitán Bado. Agents also seized processed marijuana, seeds and camp equipment.
Area 196 haCannabis 13 tSenad seizes four tonnes of pressed marijuana and arrests two in Capitán Bado
Paraguay’s Senad arrested a Brazilian and a Paraguayan during a pre-dawn raid on 9 May 2009 in a forest camp at Capitán Bado, seizing about 4,000 kilograms of pressed marijuana, ten hydraulic presses and a generator; packages bore a “Pinito” label aimed at Brazilian buyers.
Arrested 2Cannabis 4 tSenad seizes 10,926 kg of marijuana at four camps near Itakyry
Paraguay's Senad seized 10,926kg of marijuana in raids on four gathering camps near Itakyry, Alto Paraná, also taking hydraulic presses, seeds, motorcycles and shotguns. The traffickers controlling the camps fled before agents arrived, so no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 10.926 tSenad seizes 336 kg of pressed marijuana in five Central Paraguay raids
Paraguay’s Senad anti-drug secretariat raided properties in Lambaré, Villa Elisa, San Lorenzo and Capiatá on 9 August 2005, detaining ten people and seizing 336 kilograms of pressed marijuana in what ABC Color described as the break-up of an international trafficking network.
Arrested 10Cannabis 336 kg