Senad burns 20 hectares of marijuana and eight camps in San Carlos del Apa
Senad agents destroyed 20 hectares of growing marijuana on five plots at Cerranía San Luis in San Carlos del Apa, Concepción, and dismantled eight camps, on 19 August 2026. They also destroyed about 40 kilograms of seeds and estimated the crop could have yielded 60,000 kilograms worth about USD 9 million on the Brazilian market; no arrests were reported.
🇵🇾 Cerranía San Luis, San Carlos del Apa, Concepción · Paraguay
Agents of the Senad’s Regional Department No. 7 in Concepción, with support from
the CODI and the Public Ministry, made a rural incursion into Cerranía San Luis
in the district of San Carlos del Apa, Concepción department.[1]The incursion
took place on the Wednesday before Última Hora’s 21 August report, that is 19
August 2026.[2]
Officers eradicated and burned 20 hectares of growing marijuana spread over five
plots, and dismantled eight precarious camps holding equipment used to produce
the drug.[1]Two bags holding a total of about 40 kilograms of marijuana seeds
were also destroyed.[1]
The Senad put the potential production of the 20 hectares at 60,000 kilograms of
marijuana kept out of the trafficking circuit.[1]Using the drugs’ estimated
value on the Brazilian market, it put the loss to criminal organisations at
about USD 9 million.[1]The operation ran from about 11:45 to 16:00, led by
Senad special agents with Special Forces personnel, CODI and SAP 2 under
Lieutenant Colonel Sebastián Campo.[2]Anti-drug prosecutor Pablo Zárate of
the specialised narcotics unit and assistant prosecutor Enrique Huerta were
present.[2]
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Anti-drug agents during the eradication at Cerranía San Luis, in the handout published with the report. Photo: SenadPhoto details
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Source: Última HoraTwo bags holding a total of 40 kilos of marijuana seeds. Photo: GentilezaPhoto details
Última Horaultimahora.comESIncineran 20 hectáreas de marihuana durante un allanamiento en San Carlos del Apa
Open questions the AI reported
The submitted HOY account gives no date for the incursion; 19 August 2026 comes from Última Hora's reference to the previous Wednesday, seven days before its 21 August publication.
The Senad's 60,000 kg is a potential-production estimate for the 20 hectares, not marijuana seized or destroyed.
The USD 9 million figure is the Senad's estimate of lost earnings on the Brazilian market, not a valuation of seized stock.
Neither account reports arrests, charges or identification of anyone who worked the plots.
Both outlets published handout photographs credited to the Senad; no independent images of the site were found.
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