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Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, imprisoned in the U.S. following his extradition from Bolivia, alleged in a letter to a federal judge that two American agents attempted to extort the password to his cryptocurrency wallet, valued at approximately $4 million.
Prosecutor Ingrid Cubilla led the forensic examination of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A executive jet seized with 261.6 kg of premium marijuana in Paraguay. The aircraft had departed from Miami and was intercepted at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport during the transfer of the drugs to a pickup truck.
The Supreme Court of Paraguay upheld the conviction of Lieutenant Carlos Coronel to 30 days in prison for fraud, stemming from the misuse of identification cards during a UN mission in Cyprus.
Paraguay formally joined the Santiago Regional Commitment against Transnational Organized Crime in June 2026, during the 56th General Assembly of the OAS in Panama City, expanding the agreement initially signed by Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.
Judge Lici Teresita Sánchez ordered the seizure and deposit into an account of amounts in guaraníes, reais, and dollars related to Operation Air Box, which dismantled a premium marijuana trafficking network in Asunción and Luque, resulting in the confiscation of money, drugs, and the arrest of those involved.
The department of Alto Paraná has established itself as the main stage for major heists in Paraguay over the past twelve years, with criminal organizations adopting paramilitary tactics inspired by the "Nuevo Cangaço," including the most recent attack in Santa Rita, where around 20 criminals stole approximately 3 billion guaraníes from banks and exchange houses.
Brazilian authorities seized explosive material with a detonating cord on Friday night, believed to have been used in the June 16 mega bank robbery in Santa Rita, Paraguay, during a joint operation in the border area that led to the arrest of two suspects and their transfer to the Federal Police in Foz do Iguaçu.
The Federal Highway Police made the largest rifle seizure in its history by intercepting a truck on BR-277 in Santa Terezinha de Itaipu carrying 25 rifles, 16 pistols, over 5,000 rounds of ammunition, and 127 magazines. The 28-year-old driver was arrested and handed over to the Federal Police on charges of international arms trafficking.
Paraguay's Interior Minister Enrique Riera has proposed adopting a Brazilian bank security system that destroys cash during robberies by cutting and saturating bills with security ink when a forced entry into vaults is detected.
The court authorized the forensic examination of eight cell phones seized from suspects involved in the trafficking of 261.6 kg of premium marijuana transported on an executive jet in Paraguay.
A group of about 20 heavily armed men simultaneously attacked four financial institutions in Santa Rita, in the Alto Paraná department, using explosives to empty the vaults of two banks, overpowering four police officers, and setting vehicles on fire during their escape. Authorities are investigating the possible involvement of a criminal network made up of Paraguayans and Brazilians, without ruling out the participation of the PCC.
The Ministry of the Interior and the National Police of Paraguay announced the opening of 1,000 spots for the 2027 admissions process at the Police College "Sgto. Aydte. José Merlo Saravia," following protests by young applicants and their families against the possible suspension of the call due to a lack of budget. The decision was reversed after a dialogue session with authorities and representatives of the applicants.
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.
Judicial clerk Antonia Galeano, a defendant in the so-called Ankle Bracelet Mafia case, will remain under house arrest but without an electronic ankle monitor, as she can no longer afford the equipment, according to a ruling by Judge Humberto Otazú.
The Court of Asunción has definitively confiscated an aircraft carrying 265 kg of cocaine and sentenced Bolivian pilot Lucio Paz Fernández to 14 years and Peruvian copilot Elmer Figueroa Paredes to 13 years in prison for international drug trafficking.
A gang disguised as Dinatran agents stole a shipment of the drug tirzepatide in Luque, Paraguay, and attempted to kidnap Chinese businessman Jin Xiaodi, a suspect in an international fraud case, in a foiled attack near Silvio Pettirossi Airport.
The Federal Revenue Service of Foz do Iguaçu is holding the Contraband Expo at the Brazilian customs post to warn tourists about seized prohibited goods at the border crossing of the International Friendship Bridge.
Brazil has enacted the Agreement on Police Cooperation Applicable to the Border Areas of Mercosur, signed by President Lula and published in the Official Gazette of the Union, allowing pursuits and joint operations among the security forces of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay in border zones.
The Ministry of Justice seized cell phones from the cells of Ramón González Daher and his son Fernando González during a security search at UPIE in the early hours of Thursday, the 11th.
The Federal Revenue Service and the Federal Police dismantled a money laundering criminal organization linked to cigarette and agrochemical smuggling in Guaíra (PR), involving more than 375 million reais between 2019 and 2024, during Operation Sicarius, which executed 120 court orders across several Brazilian states.
The Argentine National Gendarmerie intercepted an abandoned truck in Villa Nueva, Córdoba, carrying about 1,100 liters of liquid ecstasy, a synthetic drug that is believed to have entered the country through the San Ignacio de Loyola crossing from Paraguay.
Paulo Cándido Oliveira Da Silva, 39, considered the "ambassador" of the Comando Vermelho in Paraguay, was arrested in Luque during Operation Puma Py and expelled from the country in June 2026. He reportedly confessed to Brazilian authorities to the murders of 18 people during his time in Paraguay, including the killing of Arnaldo Rotela Gauto, known as "the king of cattle rustling," who was killed in Yuty in August 2024.
Since 2001, the armed group EPP has carried out 17 kidnappings in Paraguay, collecting over 3 million dollars in ransom and leaving several victims murdered or missing.
Uruguayan Sebastián Marset Cabrera used Paraguay as an operational base for his international drug trafficking network between 2020 and 2021, coordinating Bolivian and Paraguayan mafias to stockpile and export large volumes of cocaine to Europe and Africa. He was arrested in Bolivia in March and extradited to the United States, where he faces charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering.