Mayor, secretary slain in remote town on Brazil border
ASUNCION, Paraguay – Paraguayan police say two unidentified gunmen firing from a motorcycle have killed a mayor and his secretary in a town on the country’s border with Brazil.
Authorities say Mayor Miguel Loutiero and secretary Celso Carballo were shot to death Friday in Bella Vista Norte, which is adjacent to the Brazilian town of Bela Vista. They were out visiting a public works project.
There are no paved roads in the town and gangs of marijuana smugglers operate in the area. Cocaine from Bolivia and weapons are also routinely smuggled in the region.
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