Senad 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.
Agents of the Special Forces of Paraguay’s Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas
(Senad), the national anti-drug agency, from its regional department No. 3 in
Itapúa found four parcels of marijuana plantations at Compañía Alto Verá Km 4,
in the district of Alto Verá, Itapúa department.[1]The eradication procedure
began at 07:00 that day.[1]TVS Encarnación reported the operation was headed
by the regional department No. 3 of Senad, based in Encarnación, with special
forces personnel.[2]Enrique Fornerón, an agent of Itapúa’s specialised
anti-drug trafficking unit, led the incursion, according to ABC Color, while TVS
described him as the prosecutor supervising the procedure.[1]
In total, 8 hectares of marijuana plantations were destroyed.[1]That total
came from four parcels of two hectares each, TVS Encarnación reported.[2]TVS
gave the site’s coordinates as 26°46’50.2”S and 55°49’58.9”W.[2]Neither
account names anyone arrested or charged in the operation.[1]
ABC Color recalled that on 16 August a car carrying more than 300 kg of pressed
marijuana from Alto Verá district was seized in Encarnación on its way to
Argentina.[1]
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Senad agents among the marijuana plantations found at Compañía Alto Verá Km 4 during the eradication. Photo: ABC ColorPhoto details
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Source: ABC ColorThe marijuana plots found in Compañía Alto Verá Km 4, Alto Verá district, where four parcels of two hectares each were destroyed. Photo: ABC ColorPhoto details
No count of plants or weight of marijuana destroyed on the 8 hectares was published.
No arrests, detainees or suspects were reported.
ABC Color describes Enrique Fornerón as an agent of the Specialised Anti-Drug Trafficking Unit, while TVS describes him as the fiscal (prosecutor) who supervised the procedure; the report attributes both descriptions.
ABC Color's mention of a car with more than 300 kg of pressed marijuana seized in Encarnación on 16 August 2024 is an earlier, separate event cited for context and is not part of this report's facts.
The text gives a weight ("300 kg") but the figures have no kg_seized; check whether it belongs there.
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