TechFlow News, March 19: According to CriptoNoticias, Paraguay’s National Secretariat for Anti-Drug Affairs (SENAD), in collaboration with the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative and the Higher Institute of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, hosted a seminar titled “Disrupting Financial Networks of Crime and Terrorism” at the Sheraton Hotel in Asunción. The seminar aims to strengthen the technical capabilities of security and law enforcement personnel in identifying and combating criminal organizations that use Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies to conceal funds.
The seminar focused on analyzing the trend of transnational criminal networks shifting toward digital operations in the tri-border region of Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, and included a case study on Operation “Trapiche,” linked to Hezbollah-related financing networks. General Mirko Sokol, Commander-in-Chief of the Bolivian National Police, revealed during the event that after Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset’s arrest, no large amounts of cash were found at his residence—transactions were conducted primarily via cryptocurrency.
Paraguay’s National Directorate of Taxation (DNIT) issued Resolution No. 47/26 on March 11, requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to report detailed information for each transaction, including wallet addresses, blockchain networks used, and transaction hash values.
