A hidden safe with an iris scanner was found in the mansion of the former president of Paraguay amid a bank scandal.
Authorities in Paraguay raided the luxury mansion of former president Santiago Peña, and uncovered a hidden safe equipped with a sophisticated Israeli security system, armored protection and an iris scanner.
The property, located in the resort town of San Bernardino, is valued at over $1.1 million.
The investigators discovered the safe hidden behind a false wall. It was so fortified that the authorities could not immediately open it.
The mansion was reportedly purchased through two loans granted by Oano Bank in May 2024.
Peña is currently in pre-trial detention, facing charges of breach of trust and management for personal gain. He is accused of having transferred approximately $500 million in public and pension funds to Oano Bank, a financial institution in which he previously held shareholding relationships.
The subsequent collapse of the bank left almost half of the country's population (3 million people) out of their accounts and led to the fall of her government. His vice president, Pedro Eliana, has since been sworn in as his replacement.