Interpol

The National Directorate of Migration recorded more than 3,000 migration security procedures in Paraguay between January and August 2026, including travel bans, refusals of entry, expulsions, transfers to security forces and extraditions.

The National Police commander says more than 200 officers received discharge after integrity assessments and polygraph tests used in the annual promotion process. No official list or independent verification was available, and failing the test does not by itself constitute evidence of corruption or criminal proceedings.

Paraguay integrated its police databases with Interpol for real-time queries, while Parliament debates a bill granting police access to private security cameras.

Interpol arrested in Paraguay a Paraguayan citizen wanted for sending cocaine to Asia concealed in wine bottles through an international drug trafficking network.

Paraguay’s National Directorate of Migration reported 1,338 exit-denial cases and 867 foreign nationals denied entry in the first half of 2026, along with cases involving document fraud and internationally wanted individuals.

Paraguay has stepped up immigration controls and international cooperation after an Argentine case exposed an alleged Russian-linked influence network, though authorities have not confirmed whether any suspects or Russian nationals were actually identified or turned away at the border.

The National Police's Anti-Narcotics Department arrested Paulo Candio Oliveira, a 39-year-old Brazilian and key link in the Comando Vermelho, during Operativo Puma PY in the Cuarto Barrio neighborhood of Luque, where a cell phone, a laptop, sheets of cocaine, and other evidence were seized. He will be deported from Paraguay and handed over to Brazil.