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Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine in Belgium sugar shipment
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https://www.dw.com/en/paraguay-finds-4-tons-of-cocaine-in-belgium-sugar-shipment/a-69684698
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Paraguay’s anti-drug agency, Senad, announced the confiscation of 4,013 kilos of cocaine at the port in the capital Asuncion, saying it was hidden in sugar sacks that were set for delivery to Belgium.
Europe and the US are the largest markets for cocaine originating in Latin America, generally in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.
The route to Europe via Paraguay, Argentina, or Brazil is increasing in significance, according to a recent UN report, as smugglers try to throw investigators off the scent.
President Santiago Pena told journalists that the record discovery, made as part of “Operation Sweetness,” added to a series of “very sad episodes” in Paraguay as narcotics smugglers seek to use the strategically located country more.
“I think it sends a signal to organized gangs not to use Paraguay as transit; they’re going to find authorities that are determined and working in a coordinated way,” Pena said, promising further efforts to boost port security.
The vast port at Rotterdam in the Netherlands is another core point of entry for the contraband.
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