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A later report says Aldair Ovelar was expelled and handed over to Brazil’s Federal Police. Initial reports had described arrangements for his return as pending.

Paraguayan anti-drug chief Jalil Rachid wants to identify possible local connections following operations in Bolivia. Bolivia’s government accuses the attorney general of leading an organization that allegedly protected drug trafficking; the accusation is not a conviction.

The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) destroyed five cannabis-growing areas with an estimated yield of 48 tonnes, along with 940 kilograms of processed marijuana, at a rural property in Bella Vista Norte, for a total of nearly 49 tonnes.

Operations in Tava’i, Caazapá, and Bella Vista Norte, Amambay, eradicated 26 hectares of cannabis. In Tava’i, the official tally also recorded 50 kilograms of chopped cannabis destroyed and estimated losses of more than US$4.5 million.

Sociologist Carlos Peris says violence and organized crime money in Paraguay’s municipal campaigns could lead to attacks, robberies and self-staged coups, including an internal coup by a candidate’s own team to finance a future campaign. He predicts conditions will worsen as the October 4 elections approach and more money is expected to circulate.

Judge Osmar Legal authorized the forensic extraction of data from four mobile phones belonging to former leaders of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and a Ministry Public official to investigate alleged corruption networks and leaks of sensitive information in the #LaMafiaManda case.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office presented more than 2,000 chats involving Sebastián Marset and Miguel Ángel “Tío Rico” Insfrán at the trial in the A Ultranza Py case, while documents released by U.S. prosecutors record contacts between Marset and a DEA agent before his capture in Bolivia.

Residents of “La Lengua” in Asunción’s Barrio Jara report small-scale dealing of crack, marijuana and cocaine, along with thefts, assaults and threats in precarious settlements near the former railway line, while police operations and a court-ordered eviction have failed to stop the problems.

The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) destroyed more than 10 tons of marijuana in operations in Capitán Bado and Karapa’i, seizing weapons, more than 100 rounds of ammunition and processing equipment, while official reports differed on seeds, vehicles, the estimated value and the number of detentions.

Paraguayan authorities incinerated 40,048 kilograms of marijuana seized in 1,327 packages hidden in 23 underground storage sites in Paso Bravo National Park. The shipment was estimated to be worth US$6.5 million on the Brazilian market, while the investigation continues to identify those responsible.

The courts ordered the pretrial detention of three agents and Helga Solís Gómez over alleged leaks linked to Lalo Gomes, while Senator Rafael Filizzola demanded an investigation into Minister Jalil Rachid, criticized the Public Prosecutor’s Office for selective action and questioned the lack of transparency surrounding the transfer of Itaipu-funded interception equipment.

Helga Solís Gómez, the niece of deceased lawmaker Lalo Gomes, turned herself in to police in Pedro Juan Caballero and was transferred to Asunción, where she will be investigated along with four current and former National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) employees for alleged criminal association, influence peddling, information leaks and obstruction of investigations.

The Paso Bravo Operation seized 40,048 kilograms of pressed marijuana, valued at about US$6 million, hidden in 23 underground storage sites in Paso Bravo National Park, in northern Paraguay, near the border with Brazil.

Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged five people and sought pretrial detention for four current or former members of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and Lalo Gomes’s niece, who are suspected of leaking information about anti-drug operations to benefit the former lawmaker’s family. The case also involves the seizure of 4.255 kilograms of cocaine bound for Brazil and questions over the transfer of the agency’s telephone-interception system.

The trials of former minister Arnaldo Giuzzio, accused of aggravated passive bribery, and former Ciudad del Este mayor Miguel Prieto, accused of alleged breach of trust in the purchase of food baskets, have resumed in Paraguay.

The National Directorate of Migration recorded more than 3,000 migration security procedures in Paraguay between January and August 2026, including travel bans, refusals of entry, expulsions, transfers to security forces and extraditions.

Former Zanja Pytã mayor Manuel Velázquez Marín was sentenced to five years in prison for possession of dangerous drugs after more than 70 kilograms of marijuana were seized at a rural property in Amambay in 2022.

The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) seized 62.6 grams of cocaine base, equivalent to more than 420 doses of crack, and detained a 24-year-old woman during an operation at a residence in Remansito, Villa Hayes, identified as a possible site of small-scale drug dealing.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office charged former National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) technical intelligence director Mauro Ruiz Díaz and his ex-wife, Andrea Karina Martí, over suspected illicit enrichment and money laundering after they moved G. 2.8 billion with no justified origin, and requested the freezing of accounts and assets; Ruiz Díaz is also under investigation over alleged leaks linked to the A Ultranza PY case, with no conviction having been issued.

Senators called for an investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and an internal inquiry by the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) into the operation in Canindeyú that killed Antonio Carrillo and teacher Catalino Correa, questioning the official account of the two men’s involvement and the use of force.

Former Yby Pytá councilor Juan Antonio Villalba Cardozo was arrested in Operation Ignis, in Canindeyú, on suspicion of providing political protection and logistical support to the drug-trafficking network led by Felipe Acosta Riveros, known as “Macho.”

SENAD carried out three searches at Mercado 4 in Asunción and found different types of medicines in a basement while investigating suspected irregular sales of controlled medicines and contraband products. The items’ origin and legal status remain subject to verification.

Operation Nueva Alianza 57 destroyed 222 hectares of marijuana plantations, 44 camps, 5,250 kilograms of processed drug and an estimated potential output of 666,000 kilograms during 12 days of incursions in Canindeyú and Caaguazú.

Senad seized 30 7.62-caliber rifles in Pedro Juan Caballero and detained two brothers. Authorities are investigating whether the weapons were intended for criminal groups in Brazil.