SENAD destroys seven hectares and 21 tonnes of cannabis at Cerro Corá
On 17 July 2026 Paraguay's anti-drug secretariat raided a rural property in Cerro Corá, Amambay, eradicated seven hectares of cannabis, burned 300 kg of drying plants and 50 kg of seeds, and dismantled three camps; no one was arrested and the agency estimated more than 21 tonnes kept from circulation.
🇵🇾 Cerro Corá district, Amambay · Paraguay
- Hectares
- 7
- Cannabis
- 350 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- USD 3,000,000
Special agents of Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD), with prosecutor Celso Morales,
searched a rural property in the Cerro Corá district of Amambay, about 40 km from Pedro Juan
Caballero.[1][2] They eradicated seven hectares of cannabis in germination, growth and harvest
stages, destroyed 300 kg of drying material and 50 kg of seeds, and burned three production camps.[1][2]
The agency also seized a 150 cc motorcycle it said was used for logistics on the site.[1][2] SENAD
estimated that more than 21 tonnes of cannabis were kept from reaching illicit markets, mainly in
Brazil, and put the economic loss to traffickers above USD 3 million.[1][2]
No one was detained; Morales said investigators would try to identify those responsible.[2] ABC
Color reported that four drying racks were destroyed along with the camps.[2]
Sources
- SENAD detecta campamentos narco y elimina más de 21 toneladas de marihuana en Cerro Corá. SENAD (Paraguay), 17 July 2026. In Spanish.
- Destruyen más de 21 toneladas de marihuana y campamentos narcos en Cerro Corá. ABC Color, 17 July 2026. In Spanish.
Open questions the AI reported
- The map marks Cerro Corá-i near Pedro Juan Caballero as a district reference; the sources do not give the exact rural property searched.
- The 21-tonne figure includes the agency's estimate of potential harvest from the seven hectares, not only the 350 kg destroyed on site.
- ABC Color reported four drying racks destroyed in addition to three camps; the SENAD release counted three camps only.
- No plant count per hectare was published.