Woman aged 22 arrested with 14 kg of drugs in Praia Grande, São Paulo coast
Civil Police seized more than 14 kg of narcotics from a house used as a trafficking depot in Praia Grande (SP). A woman was arrested in flagrante; her partner remains at large.
Trafficking depot discovered in Nova Mirim, Praia Grande
As reported by g1.globo.com, a 22-year-old woman was arrested in flagrante for drug trafficking on Tuesday (10), on Rua dos Evangélicos, in the Nova Mirim neighbourhood, in Praia Grande, on the São Paulo coast. At the property, the Civil Police seized more than 14 kg of narcotics hidden in a compartment beneath the garage staircase.
The operation was conducted by the General Investigations Department (DIG), which had been monitoring drug trafficking activity in the region. According to police, investigations indicated that the house was being used to store and distribute narcotics intended for local points of sale.
Among the material seized are 12.5 kg of marijuana, 1.23 kg of cocaine, 285 grams of synthetic drugs based on cannabinoids, 2,962 plastic microtubes used for packaging drugs and four mobile phones. The mobile phones will be analysed during the course of the investigation.
The woman's 37-year-old partner is also under investigation on suspicion of involvement in the storage and distribution of the narcotics, but was not located during the police operation.
The quantity of drugs and the method of storage reinforce, according to the Civil Police, the conclusion that the property was functioning as a distribution point for trafficking in the region.
Source: Google News BR — São Paulo