Operation Andina 2: Suspected arms trafficker jailed for supplying Brazil

A Paraguayan judge has ordered the pre-trial detention of Gustavo Ramón González Mujica, 32, who is accused of arms trafficking as part of the "Operación Andina 2." González Mujica was arrested by Interpol officers in the city of 3 de Febrero, Caaguazú department. He had been indicted on October 31, 2025, by organized crime prosecutor Carlos Alejandro Cardozo Pereira for arms trafficking and criminal association.

Judge Lici Teresita Sánchez Segovia ordered González Mujica's transfer to the National Center for Detainees (formerly Tacumbú). The "Operación Andina 2," launched on October 25 of the previous year by the Department Against Organized Crime (DCCONT), is a follow-up to "Operación Andina," initiated on September 25, 2024. Both operations targeted a network suspected of smuggling weapons to Brazil.

Authorities allege that this structure imported weapons legally from Europe through Paraguayan companies. They then simulated sales to Paraguayan gun shops that existed only on paper. These weapons were subsequently sold to Brazilian criminal factions, including the Comando Vermelho (CV) and the Primer Comando da Capital (PCC).

González Mujica was reportedly the owner of the gun shop "Caza y Pesca El Dorado." An inspection by the Directorate General of War Material (Digemabel) found that the premises, supposedly located on San Antonio Avenue in San Antonio, Central Department, was actually a clothing store. Digemabel records indicated that "El Dorado" should have had at least 2,007 firearms in stock for public sale, suggesting these weapons were diverted to the black market.