A Paraguayan citizen was arrested this Thursday (30th) in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, for crimes of money laundering and criminal association linked to international drug trafficking. The action stems from a preventive arrest warrant issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for extradition purposes.
According to the warrant, the woman owns several companies, all in Paraguay, dedicated to money laundering. Among them are travel agencies.
The arrest request originated from an investigation by the Prosecutor of Justice and the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) of Paraguay, following an action against drug trafficking carried out in 2016, in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, sister city of Ponta Porã.
This action involved a company that, among other businesses, supplied materials and products to the Paraguayan government, and imported and exported arms and ammunition.
The company appeared in the Paraguayan news, in 2013, due to improper commercial transactions of ammunition and war artifacts, such as grenades and projectiles from .50 caliber weapons. These projectiles are capable of passing through concrete walls and armored car armor. In Brazil, the establishment would have sold heavy weapons to the largest Brazilian criminal faction.
The Paraguayan, who has lived in Brazil for 40 years, used to sell beauty products door-to-door and at home. However, her name appears as the owner of a company that moved values above ₲$ 200 billion (guaranis), something around R$ 143 million.
The woman has a red notice against her by Interpol. This represents the possibility of arrest of the person who is in a foreign country and against whom there is an arrest warrant issued by a Brazilian authority.
She was arrested leaving her residence in Ponta Porã and is waiting to be extradited to the neighboring country in the coming days, shortly after the legal procedures have been completed.
Source: CNN Brasil
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