Smuggling of tirzepatide-based weight-loss drugs from Paraguay into Brazil has increased sevenfold this year, with the Friendship Bridge as the main entry point. Brazil's Federal Police warn of the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation as criminal groups and small-scale smuggling advance.
Receita Federal de Foz de Iguazú
Autoridad aduanera brasileña que reportó el aumento de incautaciones de medicamentos adelgazantes.
Two Paraguayans were arrested after the Brazilian Federal Revenue seized 39.2 kg of marijuana in two vehicles with Paraguayan plates on the Friendship Bridge in Foz do Iguaçu. The drugs were hidden in the hood, the bumper, and a concealed compartment under the driver's seat.