Operation Drop: Who Was Arrested and What Authorities Seized in Guarambaré

Operation Drop brought a major police and prosecutorial offensive against alleged drug trafficking in Guarambaré, where four men were arrested and authorities seized drugs, firearms, vehicles and cash.

The operation began shortly before noon on Saturday. Investigators carried out simultaneous searches at five homes, targeting suspected distribution points that allegedly operated in coordination across different parts of the municipality. The investigation concerns possible violations of Paraguay’s Law 1340/88, which penalizes the illicit trafficking of narcotics and dangerous drugs.

Police identified three of the detainees as Efraín Osvaldo Verón Yahari, 30, César Armando Fretez Ramírez, 36, and Braian Imanol Verón Vargas, 25. The report said none had criminal records so far. The fourth detainee, Mauricio Gabriel Moisés Aranda Gómez, 28, has previous convictions or records involving aggravated robbery in 2014 and 2019, receiving stolen goods in 2018, and possession and sale of narcotics in 2022.

Among the seized evidence were more than 1.4 kilograms of suspected cocaine, including one package and numerous individual doses. Preliminary estimates indicated the cocaine could amount to more than 6,200 doses for retail distribution. Authorities also confiscated about one kilogram of marijuana and 110 grams of crack cocaine.

The alleged network’s logistics were also targeted. Investigators seized two 12-gauge shotguns, a revolver, an air pistol, assorted ammunition and two cars, a Toyota Auris and a Toyota Vitz. The article ends while detailing the remaining seized items.