Paraguay: Congresswoman says drug money runs in all political parties

[Judi Lynn]

Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 21:07 UTC

Congresswoman Celeste Amarilla from the Authentic Radical Liberal Party said “money from drug trafficking exists in all parties, although this criminal influence is more prevalent in the Colorado Party.”

Amarilla said political leaders in lower positions gathered money to later reach Congress and warned that the authorities in the anti-drug area “know who the big drug traffickers are.”

”I want all party members involved in drug trafficking to be arrested,“ she went on. ”It was the only thing we needed, to have drug traffickers, to finish destroying the party,” Amarilla said about her own political movement.

Amarilla's words came after the arrest of the son of former liberal Congressman Elvio Balbuena, accused of leading a drug trafficking operation. Amarilla said that many leaders who reach seats on the Senate or the Lower House do so “financed by corrupt activities, including drug trafficking or the bribes they get for manipulating tenders” from administrative positions in municipalities or governorates.

More:
https://en.mercopress.com/2022/01/13/paraguay-congresswoman-says-drug-money-runs-in-all-political-parties

[secondwind]

1. We truly NEED to legalize all drugs.