Man arrested with nearly 250 kilograms of marijuana on BR-277 in Guarapuava
40-year-old man was set to transport the drugs from Foz do Iguaçu to Curitiba
The Federal Road Police (PRF) seized 247.6 kilograms of marijuana on Sunday afternoon (8), at kilometer 326 of BR-277, in Guarapuava, central region of Paraná.
The incident began after approaching a vehicle that was in a restaurant on the side of the highway. When he noticed the approach of the police, the driver showed nervousness and tried to deny that he was carrying the drug.
Faced with the situation, the man confessed that he was responsible for the transport of the drug and that he would receive a certain monetary value to take it from Foz do Iguaçu to the capital of Paraná.
The man, along with the drug and the vehicle, was referred to the appropriate procedures at the Civil Police Station in Guarapuava.
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