International political analyst Héctor Sosa Gennaro stated that Paraguay is falling behind in strategy, training, and technology to confront transnational criminal factions such as the PCC and the Comando Vermelho, both designated by the United States as global terrorist organizations, and criticized the lack of concrete results from the cooperation agreement signed in March between Presidents Santiago Peña and Donald Trump.
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Following the detection of an unauthorized drone flying over Module 7 of the Minga Guazú Penitentiary, where members of the PCC and Miguel Ángel Insfrán are held, a search conducted by authorities found no illegal items at the site.
Paraguay's National Police have reinforced security at Guaraní International Airport in Minga Guazú after an intelligence alert about a planned large-scale heist. The criminal group, comprising 17 to 25 heavily armed members, is said to target shipments of electronics, medicines, and cash. Preventive measures focus on nighttime hours, especially Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Former senator Erico Galeano, sentenced to 13 years for money laundering and criminal association in the A Ultranza Py operation, awaits a decision on his place of detention. While the Ministry of Justice says the National Center for Pretrial Detainees (former Tacumbú) can house him, the defense argues the facility poses a risk to the health and safety of the politician, who is a colon cancer survivor.
The Specialized Court of Appeals for Economic Crimes and Organized Crime has overturned the acquittal of two police officers and a lawyer accused of shielding Eduardo “Piska” Aparecido de Almeida, considered the leader of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) in Paraguay. They will now face a third trial.
The Tripartite Command, a division of the National Police of Paraguay that integrates security forces from Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, completed 30 years of operations in the Triple Frontier. In a ceremony in Ciudad del Este, authorities highlighted cooperation in combating transnational crime, and the presidency was transferred from Paraguay to Argentina.