Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, imprisoned in the U.S. following his extradition from Bolivia, alleged in a letter to a federal judge that two American agents attempted to extort the password to his cryptocurrency wallet, valued at approximately $4 million.
Miami
Pytagua coverage mentioning Miami.
Paraguayan attorney María Fernanda Melgarejo Ainsworth warned about the limitations of the U.S. B1/B2 tourist visa and the consequences of violating its rules, following the case of singer Marilina, who had her visa revoked before traveling. She emphasized that immigration enforcement remains active for the entire duration of the visa and that any paid work requires specific visa categories such as the O-1 or P-3.
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.
President Santiago Peña has signed a law eliminating the minimum 6% commission that airlines paid on each ticket sold in Paraguay. The measure, approved by Congress in April, aims to reduce operating costs and lower fares, while the government resumes talks with Gol to establish a direct Asunción-Miami flight.
DINAC’s director receives a GOL executive this Tuesday in a bid to revive a route suspended over rising fuel costs. Meanwhile, DINAVISA warns about illegal sales of tirzepatide medications in Ciudad del Este, and a car plunges into a crater in Mariano Roque Alonso amid a dispute between the municipality and Essap.
Paraguayan ambassador to Washington, Gustavo Leite, met with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to formalize his farewell. Leite will return to Asunción in mid-July to retake his Senate seat, prompting a new substitution in the Colorado Party bench.
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.