Luis Alberto Giménez Giménez, 21, was arrested on Tuesday while trying to enter the Ciudad del Este Regional Prison with 545 grams of marijuana and 90.58 grams of cocaine taped to his body. The operation was carried out by agents of the First Police Station and the National Police's Anti-Drug Department, and the case was referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office under prosecutor Manuel Rojas.
Carlos Giménez
Ministro de Agricultura y Ganadería de Paraguay.
Paraguay's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) held a meeting with producers to expand vegetable cultivation nationwide, aiming for a more stable supply and greater participation of family farming in the Hambre Cero school feeding program, which currently requires 10% of contracts to be allocated to these producers.
Paraguay's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock received a World Bank delegation to discuss progress on the Agricultural Market Integration Project (PIMA), which has already delivered tractors, storage centers, and irrigation systems in San Pedro and other regions.
Paraguay's Minister of Interior, Enrique Riera, denied rumors that he would return to the Senate, stating that President Santiago Peña asked him to remain in office. Riera also commented on the upcoming internal municipal elections and the ministry's stance of party neutrality.