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Paraguay: Narcotics hub wracked by corruption
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PARIS: Paraguay, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, is a small landlocked nation in South America where corruption and drug trafficking are rampant. It has been ruled for most of the past seven decades by the right-wing Colorado party.Here are a few key facts about this nation of 7.5 million people.Drugs and corruptionWedged between Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil, the overwhelmingly Catholic country has a porous border, making it a hub for drug traffickers.The narcotics, mainly cannabis (which it also produces) and cocaine (mainly from elsewhere), move from Paraguay into Brazil or Argentina and from there are shipped to Europe.Paraguay's drug trade has sparked a wave of killings,

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