Highway Police seize 527 kg of drugs in Presidente Bernardes during Impact Operation
More than half a tonne of cannabis, skunk and hashish was seized on SP-270. Driver arrested in flagrante delicto has a criminal record.
Driver flees but is detained with 527 kg of drugs on Raposo Tavares Highway
Agenciasp.sp.gov.br reports that the Highway Police seized 527.6 kilograms of drugs on Saturday morning (24th) in Presidente Bernardes, in the interior of São Paulo, in the region of Presidente Prudente. The cargo was valued at approximately R$ 1.88 million and belonged to organised crime.
The operation took place on Raposo Tavares Highway (SP-270), around 5:30 a.m., during the Impact Operation, conducted jointly with the Integrated Force to Combat Organised Crime in São Paulo (Ficco/SP). Officers from the Tactical Highway Enforcement Unit (TOR), from the 2nd Highway Police Battalion, ordered a Volkswagen Parati driver to stop. The driver disobeyed and attempted to flee, but was caught and apprehended after being followed.
During the vehicle inspection, officers found 514.1 kilograms of cannabis distributed in 17 boxes, 8.4 kilograms of skunk in 23 packets and 5.1 kilograms of hashish stored in 50 packages.
The case was forwarded to the Federal Police Station in Presidente Prudente, where the flagrante arrest was recorded. The man, who has a criminal record, was remanded to the Justice system.
Source: Google News BR — São Paulo