More 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.
Paraguayan anti-narcotics police found 25,704 kg of pressed marijuana ready for distribution, plus another 850 kg of loose marijuana in 34 bags, inside a private property in the Aguara neighbourhood of Capitán Bado, Amambay, on the afternoon of 18 September 2014.[1]The procedure was led by the Pedro Juan Caballero anti-drugs prosecutor Katia Uemura, and the area’s correspondent reported the stockpile was ready to supply dealers across the nearby Brazilian border.[1][2]
Earlier that day, SENAD agents seized about 4,500 kg of marijuana, in pressed and loose form with packaging equipment, at rural camps in Itakyry, Alto Paraná, and destroyed it on the spot on prosecution orders.[1][2]Together the two operations took more than 30 tonnes out of circulation, a haul worth millions that was likely destined for Brazilian criminal groups.[2]
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Pressed marijuana seized in Capitán BadoPhoto details
Two separate procedures in different departments are covered in one report because both outlets reported them as a single day's haul; the map pin marks Capitan Bado, where the bulk was found.
No arrests were reported in either operation.
The InSight Crime brief carries a 2017 publication stamp though the operations it describes date to September 2014 per ABC Color.
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