Paraguay seizes nearly one ton of cocaine in DR Congo-bound rice

23 Aug 2014 / 14:38 H.

    ASUNCION: Paraguayan police said Friday they seized about 850 kilograms (1,900 pounds) of cocaine hidden in sacks of rice bound for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    The drugs were hidden aboard a ship set to sail from a private Asuncion port to Rio de la Plata, where it would have been loaded onto a transoceanic vessel.
    A scorpion was printed on each sack of cocaine, said to represent a drug trafficking group led by Brazilian Jorge Rafat Toumani, police said.
    The sole suspect that police detained was a customs agent.
    Toumani, a fugitive from justice, was sentenced in Brazil to 47 years in prison for money laundering and drug trafficking.
    Landlocked Paraguay, wedged between Brazil and Argentina, is a key shipping point for drugs coming from the Andean region - especially cocaine - heading to Brazil or the European market via Africa. – AFP

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