Former Entre Ríos Senator Edgardo Kueider, detained a year ago with over $200,000 in undeclared cash at the Friendship Bridge, is currently under house arrest in Asunción. He awaits trial for currency smuggling in Paraguay, scheduled for April 20, 2026. What began as a routine customs inspection has evolved into a legal process that also involves Argentina. In Paraguay, both Kueider and his companion have been charged with attempted smuggling, carrying a potential prison sentence of up to two and a half years. In Argentina, two investigations into illicit enrichment are open against him. Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, leading one of these cases, alleges that the dollars seized in Paraguay could be linked to a bribery and kickback scheme involving the state security firm Enersa. Kueider claimed the money was not his but was related to an investment intermediary business in Paraguay. Paraguayan authorities denied his extradition request. The money was found in a Chevrolet Trailblazer owned by Daniel González, an employee of the Argentine National Library. Currently, Argentine judges are determining which jurisdiction will proceed with the investigation.
