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Paraguay anti-drug agency dismantles large-scale marijuana production base

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) dismantled a large-scale cannabis production base in Maracaná, Canindeyú.
  • During the operation, authorities incinerated over 1,450 kilograms of processed marijuana and eradicated four hectares of growing crops.
  • The operation is estimated to have caused approximately $2 million in economic losses to the criminal organization responsible for the base.

Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) has successfully dismantled a significant large-scale cannabis production facility in Maracaná, located in the Canindeyú department. The operation, conducted by Senad agents from Saltos del Guairá in coordination with prosecutor Juan Benegas, targeted a rural property used as a hub for processing and storing marijuana.

During the procedure, 1,460 kilograms of chopped marijuana were destroyed and incinerated, distributed in 'plastic bags and over sieves,' along with 70 kilograms of seeds and three kilograms of pressed marijuana.

· National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad)Detailing the amount of marijuana seized and destroyed during the operation.

During the intervention, agents destroyed and incinerated 1,460 kilograms of chopped marijuana, which was found packaged in plastic bags and on sieves. Additionally, 70 kilograms of seeds and three kilograms of pressed marijuana were seized. The operation also involved the eradication of four hectares of cannabis crops in their growth stage, with an estimated potential yield of 12 tons of marijuana.

The site also contained a rudimentary camp, rustic sieves, fumigation equipment, and other tools used in the drug processing operations. Law enforcement officials also confiscated evidence including a .36 caliber shotgun, a .22 caliber rifle, a Kenton motorcycle, and a Toyota Axio car, both vehicles lacking license plates.

Four hectares of cannabis crops in the growth stage were also eradicated, whose potential production would be approximately 12 tons of drug.

· National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad)Describing the eradication of active cannabis cultivation.

Senad estimates that the total volume of drugs removed from circulation and considering the market value in Brazil, the operation inflicted an economic blow of approximately $2 million USD to the criminal structure overseeing the clandestine base. This action is part of ongoing efforts by Senad to combat drug production and trafficking in the region.

According to estimates based on the total volume of drugs taken out of circulation and considering the value of marijuana in the Brazilian market, the procedure would have generated an economic loss close to 2 million US dollars for the criminal structure in charge of the clandestine base.

· National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad)Estimating the financial impact of the operation on the criminal organization.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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