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Mexico smuggled $1.5 million worth of methamphetamine into Paraguay.

  • May 21, 2023
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This Sunday, Paraguay’s State Ministry charged a Mexican woman with international drug trafficking after she was arrested at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, which serves Asuncion, with more than

This Sunday, Paraguay’s State Ministry charged a Mexican woman with international drug trafficking after she was arrested at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, which serves Asuncion, with more than three kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride in her luggage.

The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that a 20-year-old girl arrived in the capital. Paraguayan on a flight from Guadalajara.

Photo: Twitter @senad_paraguay

The Paraguayan authorities suspect that the goods carried by the woman were not intended for consumption in South American country.

“In Europe and Australia, it’s priced at around $500 per gram, so we estimate it’s a $1,500,000 fee. would be from some Mexican cartelproducers who are looking for new ways,” commented Prosecutor Andres Arriola from the Specialized Unit for Combating drugs spreading public ministry.

Photo: Twitter @senad_paraguay

Arriola pointed out that the traveler began her journey in the city of Guadalajara, then stopped in Toluca, passed through Cancun, and finally arrived in Paraguay.

Agents from the National Narcotics Secretariat (Senad) and National Customs Administration (DNA) scanned “some strange parcels” in a young Mexican woman’s suitcase after she arrived in the country and found hidden drug in luggage after a security screening, the anti-drug agency said via its social media.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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