Brazil–Paraguay Drug Raids Net 89 Tons of Marijuana and 1.2 Tons of Europe-Bound Cocaine

Overview

• Paraguay’s anti-drug agency intercepted a 19-vehicle convoy in Salto del Guairá carrying 89 tonnes of marijuana, arresting five suspects and reporting one dead in a shootout, with investigators saying the load was headed to Brazil.
• At Confins cargo terminal near Belo Horizonte, Federal Police and Receita Federal seized about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden in furniture bound via Lisbon to Madrid after a Guarulhos risk alert and K9 support, a haul officials described as the largest in Brazil’s air-cargo modal, with no arrests announced yet.
• In Blumenau, Santa Catarina, police uncovered a subterranean bunker holding 613 kg of cocaine beneath a front company allegedly used to export drugs to Europe, arresting two suspects and seizing vehicles, boats, jewelry and documents, with links cited to UK nationals.
• Ceará authorities reported roughly 2.5 tonnes of marijuana seized in two actions — 1.1 tonnes in a truck stop and 1.4 tonnes later in Pindoretama — and said a detained driver attempted to bribe officers with R$100.
• In Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo, a DISE Americana team used Muralha Paulista camera intelligence to stop a truck carrying more than 1.3 tonnes of marijuana concealed among chemical toilets, arresting the 33-year-old driver.