PRF seizes nearly 210 kg of marijuana in Ponta Grossa and arrests couple
PRF seized 209.8 kg of marijuana in Ponta Grossa during inspection on BR-376. A man and a woman, both 38 years old, were arrested.
A seizure of 209.8 kilograms of marijuana in Ponta Grossa was carried out by the Federal Highway Police (PRF) during an inspection in BR-376. A man and a woman, both 38 years old, were arrested for drug trafficking.
The approach took place at km 465 of the highway, in the territory of Ponta Grossa. During the inspection, the federal road police gave a stop order to the car, which was driven by the man. A woman was in the passenger seat.
Drug occupied different parts of the vehicle
During the inspection in the car, the agents found several volumes containing marijuana. According to the information of the occurrence, the drug was distributed through the trunk, rear seat and floor of the vehicle.
Some of the narcotics were also accommodated under the feet of the two occupants.
After the removal and weighing of the material, PRF counted 209.8 kilos of marijuana carried in the car.
Before the location of the drug, the driver and the passenger received a voice of arrest for the crime of drug trafficking.
The incident was referred to the Civil Police.
The man and woman, both 38 years old, were referred along with the cargo seized to the Civil Police Station in Ponta Grossa.
The occurrence should be investigated to identify the origin of the drug, the destination of the cargo and possible participation of other people in the transport of the narcotic.
The seizure of marijuana in Ponta Grossa occurred in one of the main road corridors of the region. The BR-376 crosses the municipality and connects the Campos Gerais with other regions of the Paraná and the country.
The case remains under the responsibility of the competent police authorities after the referral made by PRF.
The action removed almost 210 kilograms of marijuana from circulation and ended with two people trapped in Ponta Grossa.
See this post on Instagram
A post shared by 📢 Boca no Trombone Ponta Grossa (@boca.trombone.pontagrossa)
Read also: Collision between car and electric motorcycle leaves woman injured in the neighborhood Cara-Cará in PG
