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.
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Pytagua coverage mentioning Panamá.
Delegations from Mercosur countries and associates met in Asunción to discuss updating travel documents, information exchange, and document security, with Bolivia absent.
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.
An ECLAC report points out that 89% of Paraguay's public debt is external and 82% is in dollars, exposing the country to exchange rate and fiscal risks, exacerbated by low tax pressure.