PRF finds two rifles hidden in car dashboard on BR-376 in Ponta Grossa

The Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized two rifles hidden in a car panel at Ponta Grossa on the afternoon of Friday (16). The incident was recorded during an inspection on BR-376 and ended with the arrest of a 33-year-old man.

The approach took place at around 1:30 p.m., at kilometer 469 of the highway. According to PRF, the vehicle was following from Naviraí, on Mato Grosso do Sul, bound for Curitiba.

During the inspection, police identified changes to the car’s dashboard and located a compartment specially prepared to hide materials. Inside the space were two 5.56 mm rifles.

The car would have been delivered in Naviraí

According to the report presented by the driver to the police, he had previously left Curitiba for Naviraí. In the city of South-Mato Grosso, he would have delivered the car to a person who could not identify.

Some time later, still as the version presented during the approach, the vehicle was returned so that it would return to the Paraná. The car was to be handed back to someone else in Curitiba.

The PRF also reported that the man does not have a National Permit Card (CNH).

The driver was arrested

In front of the location of the weapon, the driver was arrested for international trafficking of firearms.

The two rifles, the vehicle and the suspect were referred to the judicial police in Ponta Grossa, which will be responsible for the continuation of the investigations and for the investigation of the origin and destination of the weapons.

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