28-year-old arrested with 306 kg of marijuana on BR-277 in Céu Azul
Federal Highway Police arrested a 28-year-old man on BR-277 in Céu Azul after finding 306.48 kg of marijuana in his Honda Civic. The car had come from Foz do Iguaçu, had altered identifiers, and the driver, drugs and vehicle were taken to the Civil Police in Cascavel.
Federal Highway Police officers stopped a Honda Civic on BR-277 in Céu Azul in
western Paraná at about 23:40 on the night of 4 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5]The driver
was a 28-year-old man.[6][3][5]
During the inspection officers found several bales of marijuana inside the car,
whose rear seats had been removed to enlarge the space for the load.[1][3][4][5]Officers also found more bales in the boot plus a bag holding capulho marijuana,
and weighing set the total at 296.72 kg of pressed marijuana and 9.76 kg of
capulho.[7][2][3][4][5]The car had left Foz do Iguaçu and was heading toward Curitiba.[6]
Officers found the car’s identifying signs irregular, and checks found no theft
or robbery record for the original vehicle.[1]When questioned the driver did
not say where the drugs were going or what he would be paid, telling officers
only that he would receive delivery instructions during the journey.[6][3][4]The
man was arrested for drug trafficking and altering a vehicle identifier and was
taken with the drugs and the car to the Civil Police station in Cascavel.[1][2][3][5]
Photos and video
PRF photo of the marijuana seized in the Honda Civic on BR-277 in Céu Azul. Credit: Divulgação/PRFPhoto details
Tarobá describes the arrest as happening at dawn on Thursday 5 November while the PRF accounts time it at about 23:40 on Wednesday 4 November; 4 November is used as the incident date.
The driver was reported only as a 28-year-old man with no name published.
No charge details beyond arrest for trafficking and identifier adulteration, and no court outcome, were reported.
Capulho is reported as a type of marijuana in the bag in the boot and is included in the 306.48 kg total.
The RRMAIS page carries a PRF-credited photo of the seizure that appears to republish the same agency handout already linked from Portal Cantagalo, so it is not listed separately.
Preto no Branco does not say where the car came from or where it was going, unlike the reports already cited, which say it had left Foz Iguaçu heading to Curitiba.
Military police arrested seven suspected drug traffickers in the Água Branca neighbourhood of Contagem and seized 218 kg of cannabis. The suspects, all with prior criminal records, were taken to the Contagem Civil Police station for investigation.
Civil Police arrested three men from Amazonas in a house in Cinturão Verde, Boa Vista, on 10 November 2026 with 201.5 kg of cannabis derivatives, including hashish and cannabis oil. Police valued the load at R$15 million and said it was meant for Rio de Janeiro; the men were booked for trafficking.
Military Police arrested a 36-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old buyer during a raid on a suspected drug point in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, on 10 November 2026. Officers seized two cannabis tablets alongside crack, cocaine, three phones, bookkeeping notes and R$2,474 in cash, transferring all three to the Civil Police.
Military Police arrested a man and a woman in a ride-hailing car on Rua Aristiliano Ramos in Timbo on 10 November 2026. Officers seized about 500 g of a hashish-like substance in five wraps from the woman's bag and took both suspects to the Civil Police station.
