Driver arrested after BR-116 chase with 468 g of marijuana in Caxias do Sul
A man was arrested for drug trafficking on the night of 29 October 2026 after fleeing a police stop on the BR-116 in Caxias do Sul and crashing near the Monumento ao Imigrante. Officers seized 468 grams of marijuana, 22 grams of hashish, R$130 in cash and two mobile phones, and booked him for drug trafficking.
Military police arrested a man for drug trafficking on the night of Thursday 29
October 2026 after he fled a stop on the BR-116 in Caxias do Sul, in Brazil’s
Rio Grande do Sul state.[1]The case was handled by the 12th Military Police
Battalion (12º BPM) of the Brigada Militar, the state’s military police.[1]According to the Brigada Militar, the driver disobeyed the order to stop and
fled at high speed.[1]He crashed the car near the Monumento ao Imigrante and
was arrested.[2]
Police seized468 grams of marijuana and 22 grams of hashish, about 490 grams of
cannabis in all.[1]They also found R$130 in cash, two mobile phones and
materials related to drug trafficking.[1]The man was booked for drug
trafficking (autuado por tráfico de drogas in Portuguese).[2]He was taken to
the police station with the seized material.[3]The Pioneiro reported that the
Brigada Militar did not say whether the crash injured anyone.[2]
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The car involved in the crash loaded on a tow truck after the pursuit. Photo: Comunicação Social 12º BPMPhoto details
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Source: LeouveMarijuana, hashish, cash, phones and trafficking material laid out in front of Brigada Militar plaques. Photo: Comunicação Social 12º BPMPhoto details
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