Paraguay's anti-drug agency has decided to stop its cooperation with its United States counterpart, a move that could disrupt critical efforts to fight organized crime, including drug trafficking. The decision will go into effect next year and is seen as a blow to U.S.-backed investigations into Paraguay's growing role as a cocaine transit hub.
Paraguay has become a major route for cocaine shipments from Bolivia to Europe, with suspected involvement from high-level government officials. Senator Erico Galeano has been indicted for ties to fugitive drug kingpin Sebastián Marset, whose empire extends into South American soccer leagues, as reported by the Washington Post.
