The city of Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC), the capital of Paraguay’s Amambay department, has been gripped by deadly violence since 15 June. Since then there has been a series of shootings between suspected criminals that have resulted in the death of five people. The violence broke out following the murder of a well-known local businessman and suspected drug trafficker, Jorge ‘Sadam’ Rafaat Toumani. This has sparked concerns among the authorities and the Paraguayan press that PJC is experiencing the onset of a ‘turf war’ between two rival drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) seeking to fill the power vacuum left by Rafaat’s death. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1382 words.
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