29-year-old man arrested with 7 kg of hashish and revolver on bus on SP-270
Passenger was caught with drugs and weapon during police operation in Rancharia (SP). Bus was running Campo Grande–Rio de Janeiro route with 49 passengers.
Drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession flagged during roadside check on Raposo Tavares Highway
A 29-year-old man was arrested for drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm on Saturday afternoon (5 August), during a search of a bus at km 509 of Raposo Tavares Highway (SP-270), in Rancharia, in the interior of São Paulo. According to g1.globo.com, the action was conducted by officers of the Tactical Road Patrol (TOR) as part of Operation Impact, at approximately 19:30, heading east on the highway.
The bus, registered in Presidente Prudente (SP), was carrying 49 passengers on the Campo Grande (MS)–Rio de Janeiro (RJ) route. During the inspection, officers located 11 parcels of hashish — totalling 6.930 kg — inside a suitcase in the bus's external luggage compartment.
In addition to the drug in the luggage compartment, police found 15 grammes of skunk in the passenger's left trouser pocket. In the suspect's rucksack, there was also a .38 calibre revolver and four intact cartridges.
According to the Highway Military Police, the passenger has a criminal history for drug trafficking, threats and bodily injury. The incident was recorded at the Civil Police Station in Rancharia, where the man remained in custody pending legal proceedings. The drug, the weapon, the cartridges and a mobile phone were seized.
Source: Google News BR — São Paulo