Paraguay Shown as Key Link in Bolivia-Europe Cocaine Route

[Judi Lynn]

COCAINE EUROPE
/11 APR 2023 BY GAVIN VOSS
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Authorities in South America and Europe have dealt a blow to a trans-Atlantic drug trafficking network in an operation that has underlined Paraguay's importance to the international cocaine trade.

Brazilian police forces arrested 15 people, seized 173 vehicles and a plane, and froze the bank accounts of 147 individuals and 66 companies on March 30, in the culmination of Operation Hinterland, a two-year-long investigation coordinated by Brazilian, Paraguayan, and European law enforcement agencies.

The operation targeted a drug trafficking network that allegedly shipped 17 tons of cocaine from Latin America to Europe. Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas - SENAD) captured the network's purported leader, Rodrigo Alvarenga Paredes, in Asunción, and said that arrests were also made in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In a testament to the trafficking scheme's vast size, Brazilian federal police noted that the total illicit transactions identified in the investigation could reach nearly $760 million. Europol, which supported the operation, described it as "a significant victory for the war on drugs," adding that the dismantled group was "one of Brazil’s most active drug trafficking organizations."

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[Blues Heron]

1. Authorities in South America and Europe have dealt a blow ... lol who writes this stuff

Im sure the cartels will find a way around Paraguay. This is just more price support operations. The demand and supply for coke is pretty much endless. the stuff literally grows on trees.