Paraguay: New Brazilian fighter aircraft to boost the battle against drug trafficking

Paraguay took over Monday from Brazil, four of the six light -multitudinal Super Tucano (EMBraer) multi -role aircraft ordered for $ 105 million. These aircraft, which can be used as persecution, aggressive and close support, are theoretically expected to enhance the effort against organized crime and drug trafficking. Its geographical location, in the central part of South America, and deeply rooted corruption, make the Paraguaya platform of illegal marketing of all kinds (people, drugs, weapons …). Various powerful gangs, such as the Brazilian PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital, “First Capital Administration”), is well known to act in the territory of Paraguay, which is adjacent to Brazil and Argentina. “For a long time, our country has been deprived of defense and security capacity,” summed Paraguayan President Santiago Penia during an official ceremony yesterday. Listing the ‘dangers’ that the Latin country faces currently […]
Source: News Beast

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