Operation Seizes 200 Packs of Contraband Cigarettes on PR-151 in Piraí do Sul
Cargo of Paraguayan Cigarettes Valued at R$59,000 Was Transported in a Nissan Versa; One of the Passengers Admitted to Being the Owner of the Goods
A surveillance operation with dogs from the State Highway Police (PRE) resulted in the seizure of a shipment of smuggled cigarettes on Tuesday night (10), in Piraí do Sul.
The approach took place around 10:15 p.m., at kilometer 265 of PR-151. The police boarded a Nissan Versa car, year 2018, with plates of Ponta Grossa, occupied by three people: the driver and two passengers, a man and a woman.
During the inspection inside the vehicle, the team found four closed cardboard boxes containing 200 packs of cigarettes of foreign origin of the Palermo brand, smuggled from Paraguay.
According to PRE, one of the passengers took ownership of the cargo. He told the police that he would have acquired the material in Castro and that he would transport it to the municipality of Ventania.
After contact with the Federal Police of Ponta Grossa, the vehicle and all the goods were seized. The estimated loss to the crime is R $ 59 thousand. Those involved were qualified and released.
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