A 20-year-old man was arrested after he arrived in Horqueta by bus from Santa Rosa del Aguaray, San Pedro, carrying cocaine and marijuana in a suitcase.[1] Officers identified him as Bautista Diego Martínez Morel.[1] SENAD Regional Department No. 7 mounted surveillance after intelligence that drugs would be delivered in Horqueta, Concepción.[1]

The interception took place at about 21:20 on Wednesday 11 November at the junction of Ruta Bernardino Caballero and Avenida Mariscal Francisco Solano López.[2] When officers checked his luggage as he got off the long-distance bus, they found rectangular packages wrapped in adhesive tape.[1] The marijuana consisted of a 2.565 kg package wrapped in plastic film and 26 grams divided into five portions, totalling 2.591 kg.[1] Officers also seized 2.29 kg of suspected cocaine.[2] They also seized a mobile phone and 220,000 guaraníes in cash.[2]

Martínez Morel said that he was transporting the drugs from Santa Rosa del Aguaray.[1] He had a 2026 aggravated theft record and an outstanding 2026 arrest warrant for coercion.[1] SENAD special forces supported Regional Department No. 7, with acting anti-drug prosecutor Arnaldo Argüello and assistant prosecutor Hernán Huerta accompanying the procedure.[2]