Senad 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.
Paraguayan anti-drug agents arrested Brazilian Robson Albert Da cruz, 21, and Paraguayan Fidel
Aquino Paéz, 38, during an operation in a precarious forest camp at Capitán Bado in the early hours
of Saturday 9 May 2009.[1][2]The Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas said officers seized about 4,000
kilograms of pressed marijuana along with ten hydraulic presses and an electric generator.[1][2]
Export branding
Senad noted that the wrapped blocks carried a “Pinito” label, which officials described as a mark
Brazilian buyers use to identify product from Amambay.[1][2]Both outlets reported that the load
was intended for the Brazilian market.[1][2]
Transfer to custody
The detainees were taken to Senad’s office in Pedro Juan Caballero on the border with Brazil.[1][2]Officials said much of Paraguay’s cannabis grown near Capitán Bado supplies Brazil, Argentina and
Chile, with the town facing Coronel Sapucaia in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul.[1][2]
Case data
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