Paraguay initiated legislative efforts and programs designed to meet the objectives of its bilateral counternarcotics agreement with the U.S. in 1995, but concrete achievements were limited. Paraguay also has agreed to the Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action adopted at the Summit of the Americas and at the 1995 hemispheric money laundering ministerial. Paraguay and the United States have an extradition treaty, which was used by Paraguay to extradite a suspected cocaine trafficker to the U.S in 1995. The United States and Paraguay also have entered into a Financial Information Exchange Agreement. Cultivation and Production.
Cannabis is the only illicit crop cultivated in Paraguay, and it is harvested throughout the year.
The GOP's rough estimate is that 2,000-2,500 hectares are under cultivation. There is evidence that minor quantities of liquid cocaine are produced in the Ciudad del Este area. Intelligence reports indicate that up to 1,000 kilograms of cocaine transit Paraguay monthly, mostly from Bolivia. Colombian cocaine also is penetrating Paraguay, as evidenced by the seizure of 756 kilos in 1994 and 31 kilos in 1995 linked to the Cali drug mafia. Demand Reduction Programs.