Bus passenger arrested with 13.3 kg of marijuana in Ampére
Border police in Paraná arrested a 24-year-old man after finding 19 tablets of pressed marijuana, 13.3 kilograms in total, in his luggage on an interstate bus in Ampére. He was arrested in the act for drug trafficking and taken to the Civil Police station in Santo Antônio do Sudoeste, with the BPFRON estimating the seizure at R$ 26,000.
Military police from the Paraná Border Police Battalion arrested a 24-year-old
man on an interstate bus in Ampére, in the Sudoeste region of Paraná.[1][2]The
stop took place on Saturday 7 November 2026 during the Operação Protetor de
Fronteiras, a border protection operation.[3]It happened in the morning,
according to DATTA TV.[4]
Officers searching the vehicle found 19 tablets of pressed marijuana in the
passenger’s luggage, weighing 13.3 kilograms in total.[1][2]The man was arrested
in the act for drug trafficking and taken with the drug to the Civil Police
station in Santo Antônio do Sudoeste.[1][2]
The BPFRON estimated the seizure caused R$ 26,000 in losses to drug trafficking.[1][2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the report on the seizure of 19 marijuana tablets from a bus passenger's luggage in Ampére. Photo: BPFronPhoto details
The bus's route, origin and destination were not reported, and the arrest location within Ampére was not specified, so the smuggling direction is unknown.
Only one source, DATTA TV, says the approach was made in the morning.
The man's name was not released, and no charge filing, custody decision or court outcome was reported.
The R$ 26,000 figure is the BPFRON's own estimate of the trafficking loss and is not a market valuation supported by other evidence.
All three opened accounts reproduce the same BPFRON statement, so they are not independent reporting of the arrest.
Rádio Clube is another reprint of the same BPFRON statement credited to PP News, so it is not independent reporting of the arrest.
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