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Weekly Report - 22 August 2024 (WR-24-33)
PARAGUAY-BRAZIL: Police kill lawmaker suspected of organised crime ties
Paraguay’s national police (PN) raided the home of national deputy Eulalio Gomes in the north-eastern city of Pedro Juan Caballero on 19 August. However, the deputy engaged in a shootout with the PN officers and was killed. The raid on Gomes’ home was part of Operation ‘Pavo Real II’, a continuation of previous investigations into the networks of drug traffickers who control the smuggling routes around the Paraguay-Brazil border.
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