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Paraguay, Brazil Joint Operation Nets 67 Metric Tons of Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 07/26/2016 - 01:03

Paraguay and Brazil authorities say they destroyed nearly 67 metric tons of marijuana in a joint operation, but the figure pales in comparison to Paraguay's estimated pot production.

Authorities of the neighboring countries found and destroyed 57.8 metric tons of loose marijuana and a further 9.1 metric tons of pressed marijuana over 12 days of aerial and ground operations, Paraguay's Anti-Narcotics Secretariat (Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas - SENAD) reported.

Operation "New Alliance XIII" -- which was based in the Paraguayan border district of Pedro Juan Caballero, the capital of Amambay department -- also resulted in the eradication of 162 hectares of the illegal crop, equivalent to taking 486 metric tons of marijuana out of circulation. A further 350 kilograms of marijuana seed and 103 camps for processing and storage of the plants were destroyed, according to EFE.

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