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Piraí police seize 21.9 kg of marijuana after highway accident

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A 41-year-old man was arrested for drug trafficking on the Presidente Dutra Highway in Piraí after a vehicle accident. Following a rollover involving a Chevrolet Prisma, police were alerted by bystanders that the driver had hidden boxes in nearby vegetation.

Officers recovered 43 packages containing 21.9 kilograms of marijuana. The suspect, an app driver traveling from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, was taken into custody at the 94th Police Station. Authorities seized the vehicle and a mobile phone during the operation.

Entities

Marechal Cândido Rondon · Piraí · Polícia Militar · Polícia Rodoviária Federal

Sources

Motorista foge por 33 km com 400 kg de cabos furtados no Celta e acaba preso na Anhanguera [rapidonoar.com.br]
Motorista com CNH vencida é preso por embriaguez ao volante na PRC-467 em Marechal Rondon [aquiagora.net]
Motorista é preso com 21,9 quilos de maconha após acidente na Dutra, em Piraí [avozdacidade.com]
Caminhão carregado com R$ 500 mil em presunto é alvo de quadrilha e motorista mantido em cativeiro na Grande Curitiba [www.bandab.com.br]