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Security & Strategic Review - January 2025
PARAGUAY: Doubts over commitment to DEA cooperation
In an episode described by national media outlets as an embarrassment that undermined the seriousness of Paraguay’s declared commitments to addressing drug trafficking and organised crime, last month Jalil Rachid, the head of the national anti-drug agency (Senad), announced Senad would suspend cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), only to subsequently backtrack.
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