Woman held with 13 kg of skunk at Belém airport after Manaus flight
Federal Police arrested a female passenger at Belém airport after she arrived on a flight from Manaus with about 13 kg of skunk in her checked bag. She was taken to the Federal Police and is being investigated for suspected interstate drug trafficking.
Federal Police arrested a female passenger in flagrante at Belém airport for
transporting about 13 kilograms of a substance with the characteristics of skunk
in her luggage.[1]The woman had just disembarked from a flight coming from
Manaus, in Amazonas, whose final destination was the capital of Pará.[1]
The arrest took place on Thursday the 12th during a routine inspection at the
airport terminal.[1]During the inspection of her checked suitcase, officers
found 13 bricks of the drug, each weighing approximately one kilogram.[1]
After the seizure, the suspect was arrested and taken to the Federal Police,
where the legal procedures were adopted.[1]She is being investigated for
possible involvement in interstate drug trafficking.[1]The seized material
was collected for forensic examination, and the investigation is to establish
the origin of the drug and the possible destination of the load.[1]
Photos and video
Gloved hands cutting open a plastic-wrapped skunk brick among luggage packages after the Belém airport seizure. Photo: Portal GurupiPhoto details
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