Interpol in Encarnación today handed over to the Gendarmerie an Argentine wanted in his country for drug trafficking.
Walter Gustavo Gauna, born in Posadas, Argentina, was extradited shortly before noon through the San Roque González International Bridge in Santa Cruz
The request came from the criminal judge of Guarantees, Miguel Óscar López, in the framework of the case on Law 1881/2022 that modifies Law 1,340, which suppresses illicit drug trafficking.
The man was handed over to the Gendarmerie. Photo: P.N.
A deputy commissioner, an inspecting officer and a second officer and the First Police Station of the area intervened in the procedure. according to the report.
Paraguay, through its police, judicial and immigration authorities, maintains friendly practices with the countries of the region that request the extradition of their fellow citizens or persons of any nationality that have pending accounts in other territories.
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However, B.razil does not usually extradite despite requests. The case The most recent is that of the Brazilian detained in his country, but wanted in Paraguay for murdering a teenager in a motel in Ciudad del Este.
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