Penitenciaría Regional de Ciudad del Este

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.

The Government of Alto Paraná awaits the closure of the Regional Penitentiary of Ciudad del Este to build a new National Police headquarters on the site, addressing complaints from residents of the Boquerón neighborhood about security and contamination.