Revenue for Paraguay's tax and customs authority, DNIT, fell by 17% over one year, representing a loss of G 238.8 billion. The decline is attributed to the appreciation of the guaraní against the US dollar, which reduced the local currency value of customs taxes. The majority of regions were affected, with sharp drops at key points such as Silvio Pettirossi Airport (-41%) and Santa Helena (-78%).
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The construction sector in Paraguay is pressuring the government for payment of a $340 million debt and for increased investment in infrastructure, which is currently insufficient to drive the country's economic growth.
Prosecutor Ingrid Cubilla led the forensic examination of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A executive jet seized with 261.6 kg of premium marijuana in Paraguay. The aircraft had departed from Miami and was intercepted at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport during the transfer of the drugs to a pickup truck.
Judge Lici Teresita Sánchez ordered the seizure and deposit into an account of amounts in guaraníes, reais, and dollars related to Operation Air Box, which dismantled a premium marijuana trafficking network in Asunción and Luque, resulting in the confiscation of money, drugs, and the arrest of those involved.
The duplication work on Tape Tuja, General Elizardo Aquino Avenue, has already seen a 25% increase, totaling G. 166,960 million, and the assembly of the piles for the return viaduct over Silvio Pettirossi Avenue, in Luque, has begun.
Uruguayan player Alejandro Silva, a former Olimpia midfielder, had his home at the Country Club Montesol in Luque robbed while he was on vacation in Brazil, with the criminals making off a safe containing approximately 3,000 dollars, three Tag Heuer watches, and jewelry.
The guarantees judge ordered the preventive detention of three Americans accused of international trafficking of 261 kg of high-purity marijuana, seized from an executive jet that came from Miami with a stopover in Panama.
The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) intercepted a jet from Miami carrying approximately 261 kilograms of premium marijuana on Saturday and detained several U.S. citizens at a private hangar at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque, as part of the Colibrí Program.
Paraguay’s National Police have concluded that the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Araguá is already operating in the country and has begun recruiting local citizens. The investigation was driven by the capture of three suspects in Luque, including two Paraguayans and one Venezuelan, linked to a series of luxury-watch robberies in Asunción.
Paraguay's Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting forensic analysis, with support from geologists of Brazil's Federal Police, to determine the origin of nearly 22 kg of gold seized at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport. Samples were collected at the National Development Bank and in a mining area in Paso Yobái, Guairá. The shipment, valued at about US$ 3 million, was reportedly destined for Panama and allegedly involved complicity by local employees.
Prosecutors have ordered technical analyses of the nearly 22 kilos of gold confiscated in November at Silvio Pettirossi Airport, with support from Brazilian Federal Police geologists, to verify whether the metal was extracted from deposits in Paso Yobái, Guairá. Three people have been charged with smuggling and criminal association.
A dense fog covered Asunción and cities of the Central Department on Saturday morning, reducing visibility and affecting ground and air traffic. The Director of Meteorology, Eduardo Mingo, explained that the phenomenon is called fog when visibility is less than one kilometer, and mist when it is greater. The Silvio Pettirossi Airport in Luque recorded low visibility, but no flights were canceled, according to Dinac.
The National Directorate of Civil Aviation (Dinac) confirmed that Gol Linhas Aéreas has reopened talks for the direct route between Asunción and Miami. Tuesday's meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Presidency, Javier Giménez, may define the next steps, including the issue of the subsidy demanded by the airline.
IPS President Isaías Fretes announced the removal of 817 items from the vademecum that were purchased but not used, as part of efforts to combat a monthly deficit of up to US$26 million. An audit of the institution's properties was also announced, with support from Executive Branch auditor Alberto Contrera.