Couple held with 23.7 kg of cannabis in car panel in Pernambuco
Federal Highway Police detained a couple on the BR-423 in Cachoeirinha, Pernambuco, after finding 23.7 kg of cannabis hidden in a secret dashboard compartment opened by an electronic button. The pair were taken to the Civil Police station in Belo Jardim and could face drug-trafficking charges carrying 5 to 15 years in prison.
🇧🇷 BR-423 km 37, Cachoeirinha, Pernambuco · Brazil
Federal Highway Police officers detained a man and a woman on the afternoon of
Sunday 21 June 2026 after catching them carrying cannabis in a car stopped on
the BR-423 in Cachoeirinha, in the Agreste region of Pernambuco.[1]The two
were taken with the seized drug to the Civil Police station in Belo Jardim,
where further procedures were handled.[1]The authorities did not publish the
names of the two people involved.[2]The couple could face a drug-trafficking
charge carrying 5 to 15 years in prison plus a fine.[1]
Officers seized 29 pressed blocks of cannabis weighing 23.7 kilograms in total.[1]The cannabis was hidden in a secret compartment behind the car’s dashboard
panel, opened through an electronic device linked to the multimedia unit and
released by a button.[1]Officers had stopped the car for a routine check and
grew suspicious after a strong smell of cannabis came from inside the vehicle.[1]Officers then found inconsistencies in the couple’s statements, which
prompted a more detailed inspection of the car.[1]
The stop took place at kilometre 37 of the BR-423 during an Operation São João
enforcement checkpoint.[1]Teams from the PRF’s Garanhuns unit and its
motorcycle group were carrying out the checkpoint when they approached the
vehicle.[2]
Photos and video
PRF handout photo of the seized cannabis blocks and the hidden dashboard compartment in the car. Photo: Ascom/PRFPhoto details
g1g1.globo.comPTPRF detém casal e encontra 23 kg de drogas escondidos em painel de carro em Cachoeirinha
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The names and ages of the man and woman were not published.
No charge, custody decision or court outcome was reported; only the possible 5-to-15-year drug-trafficking penalty was given.
The incident date of 21 June 2026 is the Sunday before the 22 June publication dates given by both outlets.
No cannabis valuation was published.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in g1: The same stop is reported as a Sunday (21) detention in Cachoeirinha with 23.7 kilos of cannabis hidden in the car's dashboard area.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in g1: The second account likewise says the couple and the drug were taken to the Belo Jardim station.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in g1: A button released the dashboard panel and revealed the 29 blocks of the drug.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in g1: The second account places the approach at the same kilometre 37 checkpoint during Operation São João.
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