Paraguay's police seize cocaine

Police in Paraguay have seized 1,700 kg of cocaine in a huge raid near the border with Brazil.

James Blears reports on this law and order coup:

Paraguayan Authorites say that they nipped the operation in the bud, because the vast cocaine shipment was going to transported to neighboring Brazil. More than 20 people have been arrested. Among them are Bolivian national and convicted drug trafficker Marco Antonio Rocca Ali, and even more significantly Ezequiel de Souza, who's top of Paraguay's most wanted list. Ten of those arrested are from Paraguay and they include some police officers. Five planes have been seized and an extensive search is underway for yet more cocaine, which could be buried or stached in the immediate area.

The cocaine found so far, has a street value of tens of millions of dollars, and its likely origin was Bolivia.

Paraguay's President Federico Franco, has praised the operation, which heavily relied on covert intelligence and confirms that his country is committed and dedicated to fighting the scourge of narcotics.