Nueva Alianza 59: 308 tonnes of cannabis destroyed across 85 ha on the border
Paraguay's Senad and Brazil's Federal Police ended the 59th phase of Operation Nueva Alianza on 12 November 2026, after ten days of joint raids in the Amambay and Canindeyú departments. The balance says 68 camps and nearly 85 hectares of cannabis were destroyed and 308 tonnes kept out of circulation, a loss of USD 46.2 million.
🇵🇾 Amambay and Canindeyú departments (Paraguay–Brazil border), last day at Pacola, Karapái · Paraguay
Paraguay’s Senad, with Brazil’s Federal Police, finished phase 59 of Operation
Nueva Alianza (Operación Nueva Alianza 59) on 12 November 2026, after ten days
of joint action in the Amambay and Canindeyú departments.[1][2]The ten-day
operation ran from 3 to 12 November, with Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug
Secretariat (Senad), the Internal Defence Operations Command (CODI), the
Paraguayan Air Force and the Public Ministry, supported by Brazil’s Federal
Police.[1][2]
Senad’s report said the action caused an estimated USD 46.2 million in economic
damage to the criminal organisations, and that, beyond the eradicated
plantations, 68 camps, 965 kg of cannabis seeds and 54,825 kg of cannabis ready
for sale were destroyed.[1][2]The interventions eradicated 84.5 hectares of
marijuana plantations and dismantled 68 clandestine camps used by the criminal
structures.[3]According to SENAD’s official balance, counting the processed
drug found during the operations and the production potential of the eradicated
plantations, an estimated 308.3 tonnes of marijuana were removed from the
regional market.[3]
The final day of the operation was carried out in the settlement of Pacola, in
the Karapái district, where the close of the interventions was confirmed.[1][2]The operation is part of the series of joint actions called Nueva Alianza, aimed
at hitting marijuana production centres in the border area.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Area
85 ha
Cannabis
55.79 t
Value (official estimate)
USD 46,200,000
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (54.825 t); Seeds (965 kg); Living plants
Setting
Field
Grown
Outdoor
Case stage
Under investigation
Operation
3 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2026
Route
Paraguay → Brazil
Sources
ADN Digitaladndigital.com.pyESEn operativo conjunto, destruyen más de 300 toneladas de marihuana en casi 85 ha de cultivo
Ñandutinanduti.com.pyESOperación Nueva Alianza 59 culmina con más de 300 toneladas de marihuana destruidas en Amambay y Canindeyú
InfoNortePYinfonortepy.comESOperación Nueva Alianza 59 causa pérdidas de USD 46,2 millones al narcotráfico en Amambay y Canindeyú
Open questions the AI reported
No arrests or court outcome are reported for phase 59; only the agencies' eradication and destruction balance is published.
The 'about 308 tonnes' figure is the SENAD's official balance combining the 54,825 kg of processed cannabis destroyed with the estimated potential yield of the eradicated crops, not a measured weight.
Hectares are reported as 'almost 85 hectares' by ADN Digital (84.5 hectares in the second account); 85 is used here and both figures are noted.
The 965 kg of cannabis seeds and the 68 camps destroyed are reported as destruction counts but are not carried as structured figures.
Both opened accounts rest on the agencies' official SENAD balance for phase 59; no independent weighing or field confirmation is reported.
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.
A joint task force destroyed three hectares of marijuana and 9,300 kilograms of the drug in the San Lorenzo community of San Pedro del Paraná, Itapúa, on 31 October 2026. Prosecutors are investigating a criminal organisation they say was buying weapons with trafficking proceeds.
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.
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.
