The largest shipment of cocaine ever detected in Paraguay has been intercepted by law enforcement. Over 4 tons of drugs ended up seized: they were in a container carrying bags of sugar and destined for the Belgian city of Antwerp.

The operation was carried out in a private port on the Paraguay River, on the outskirts of the capital Asunción.

The shipment, 4,013 kilos of cocaine, was worth more than $200 million.

The police are continuing to inspect other containers, so the seizure could be even larger, as confirmed by the Minister of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat, Jalil Rachid.

(Unioneonline/ss)

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