The defendant would be one of the main suppliers of illegal weapons to criminal networks in Brazil
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The arrest of Buenos Aires businessman Diego Hernán Dirisio in Córdoba once again exposed the magnitude of illegal arms trafficking in the region. The accused, arrested in February 2024 while playing padel, was wanted by Brazilian and international authorities. According to investigations, he supplied weapons to the most dangerous criminal groups in Brazil, including Comando Vermelho.
Dirisio operated through the company International Auto Supply, registered in Paraguay, from where he allegedly brought in at least 43,000 weapons from European countries. The judiciary keeps that these weapons were altered in Ciudad del Este to remove their serial numbers and then transported to Brazil. His partner, former model Julieta Vanessa Nardi, was also arrested after being on the run with him since November 2023.
The international operation called “Dakovo” made it possible to dismantle a network that paid bribes to Paraguayan military officials to facilitate logistics. The weapons, mostly pistols and assault rifles, ended up in the hands of organizations such as Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho. In Córdoba, Dirisio was located by Interpol and the Federal Police in a house in Cerro de las Rosas.
Armas secuestradas en el operativo contra el Comando Vermelho
The judicial plot and international connections
During 2025, the judiciary handed down sentences against other members of the network, with prison terms ranging from six to twenty-two years. Among those convicted are Eliane Marengo Subeldía, María Mercedes Ocampos Centurión, Paulo César Fines Ventura, and Georgina Cosgaya Viñales. Meanwhile, Dirisio and Nardi are facing an extradition process requested by the Brazilian government, while their defense teams are trying to halt judicial proceedings.
In Paraguay, their lawyers filed a habeas data petition to prevent the release of documentation linking him to the operations, but the request was denied. The investigation revealed that the weapons entered from Türkiye, Serbia, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia, under legal import records that were later diverted. The magnitude of the case has caused alarm in several countries in the region due to the sophistication of the criminal structure.
The case has also raised alarms in Argentina, where Córdoba once again appears as a key point in the transit of international crimes. In recent months, the province has become the scene of arrests of fugitives linked to drug trafficking and the illegal arms trade. The judiciary considers that its strategic location makes it attractive to networks operating between Paraguay, Brazil, and the Southern Cone.
