Police seize 1,050 kg of marijuana hidden in boxes on the SP-280
A joint Federal Police and highway police operation stopped a vehicle on the SP-280 in Itatinga, São Paulo state, and found 1,088 blocks of marijuana weighing 1,050.2 kg hidden in cardboard boxes. The driver was arrested and taken to the Federal Police station in Bauru.
🇧🇷 Itatinga, São Paulo (SP-280, km 201) · Brazil
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1,050.2 kg
Federal and highway police found 1,088 blocks of marijuana weighing 1,050.2 kg in a vehicle on the SP-280 highway at km 201 in Itatinga, São Paulo state, on the morning of 2 October 2026.[1][2] The drugs were hidden in cardboard boxes in the cargo area.[2]
The operation was carried out by the Federal Police’s Integrated Force against Organised Crime (FICCO/SP) and the Military Highway Police.[1][2] The Federal Police said the vehicle had come from Maringá, Paraná.[1]
The driver was arrested and taken to the Federal Police station in Bauru, where he remained at the disposal of the courts.[1][2] The Federal Police did not name him.[1]
Photos and video
- The marijuana blocks seized from the vehicle Photos: Polícia Federal, archived copy
- The vehicle stopped on the SP-280, photographed by the Military Highway Police Photos: G1, archived copy
Sources
- FICCO/SP apreende mais de 1 tonelada de maconha e prende uma pessoa em flagrante. Polícia Federal, 2 October 2026. In Portuguese. Archived copy.
- Homem é preso com mais de 1 tonelada de maconha na SP-280 em Itatinga. G1, 2 October 2026. In Portuguese. Archived copy.