Paraguay’s Naval Prefecture, supported by the Joint Task Force (FTC), seized a marijuana load hidden on the bank of the Paraguay River at Pilar, Ñeembucú.[1] The operation took place before dawn on 24 August 2026 in the area known as Gaboto, at kilometre 1,438 of the river.[1] Agents of the Pilar Naval Prefecture led the operation with personnel from the FTC’s Southern force, acting on information from the Military Intelligence Battalion (BIMI).[1]

A river-and-land search found 15 bundles containing marijuana concealed among vegetation along the bank.[1] The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) joined to analyze and weigh the drugs, which totaled 354 kilograms and were described as “Moroccan-type” marijuana.[1] Authorities presumed the cargo was meant to be transported by boat to Argentina and said the intervention prevented its transport.[1]

The operation ended without clashes or arrests, according to the Ministry of Defense’s Communications Office.[1] Security forces have intensified checks along Pilar’s riverbanks, which authorities consider possible locations for clandestine ports used to traffic drugs.[1]