Senad and Brazil's police destroy 490 hectares in Nueva Alianza XXIV
Operation Nueva Alianza XXIV ended on 8 March 2021 after fourteen days in Amambay, with Senad and Brazil's Federal Police destroying 490 hectares of cannabis, 87 drug camps and 14.7 tonnes of processed marijuana. Senad put the combined result at 1,470 tonnes taken out of circulation.
🇵🇾 Santa Ana, Colo'o and Colonia Piray, Amambay department · Paraguay
Senad, Paraguay’s anti-drug agency, and Brazil’s Federal Police ended Operation Nueva Alianza XXIV on 8 March 2021 after fourteen days of joint raids in Amambay department.[1]They destroyed 490 hectares of marijuana crops and 87 drug camps responsible for the early stages of the supply chain.[1]
Where they worked
Supported by four Federal Police helicopters, agents moved through Santa Ana, Colo’o and Colonia Piray, where they also incinerated 14.7 tonnes of chopped and ready-to-pack marijuana.[1]Diálogo, citing Agencia IP, reported that agents found water collection systems, irrigation hoses, rubber pots and partial shade used to germinate seedlings.[1]
The same phase on paper
A Brazilian Federal Police study of the same phase counts 525 hectares, 97 camps and 1,592.8 tonnes between 23 February and 8 March.[2]Senad put the combined result of the crops and the seized product at 1,470 tonnes taken out of circulation.[1]
Photos and video
Senad destroyed 490 hectares of marijuana crops with Brazilian Federal Police support during Operation New Alliance XXIV. Photo by the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug SecretariatPhoto details
Source: Diálogo Américas · archived copySenad destroyed 87 drug camps during Operation New Alliance XXIV. Photo by the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug SecretariatPhoto details
A Brazilian Federal Police study of the same phase tallies 525 hectares, 97 camps and 1,592.8 tonnes against Senad's 490 hectares, 87 camps and 1,470 tonnes; this report follows Senad's figures.
No arrests during the phase were reported in these sources.
A Senad raid on companies linked to a 23-tonne cocaine shipment, mentioned alongside this operation, is a separate event left out here.
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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.
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