Driver held with 418 kg of skunk and 13.2 kg of hashish in Corumbá
Federal Highway Police arrested a truck driver on the BR-262 in Corumbá with 418 kilograms of skunk and 13.2 kilograms of hashish, alongside 726 kilograms of cocaine. He said the load was bound for Miranda and was taken to the Federal Police.
On Tuesday 27 October 2026, Federal Highway Police officers stopped a truck
during checks on the BR-262 in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul.[1]Asked about the
trip, the driver said the vehicle was empty because a mechanical failure had
made loading impossible, but he contradicted himself when officers asked for
more detail.[1]Suspecting the account, the team searched further and, on
opening the cargo compartment, found several black bags of drugs.[1]
In all they seized418 kilograms of skunk, cannabis flower, and 13.2 kilograms
of hashish, cannabis resin, together with 726 kilograms of cocaine and two 9mm
pistols.[1]Of the cocaine, 347.9 kilograms was base paste and 378.9 kilograms
was hydrochloride.[1]The Federal Highway Police headlined the cocaine haul as
the third-largest cocaine seizure the force had made in 2026.[1]
The driver said he had received the illicit material in Corumbá and that the
delivery was meant for Miranda, also in Mato Grosso do Sul.[2]He was arrested
in the act and taken to the Federal Police station in Corumbá.[1]g1, citing
the force, likewise reported 418 kilograms of skunk and 13.2 kilograms of
hashish from the same stop.[3]
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Federal Highway Police photo of the Corumbá truck seizure, captioned as more than 700 kilograms of cocaine. Photo: Polícia Rodoviária FederalPhoto details
g1g1.globo.comPTCom mais de 700 kg, PRF faz terceira maior apreensão de cocaína do ano em MS
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The opening sentence of the Federal Highway Police statement rounds the hashish to 13 kilograms; the detailed total in the same statement, also given by g1, is 13.2 kilograms.
g1 said the cocaine seizure was the third largest the force had ever made, while the Federal Highway Police headline limits that ranking to 2026.
The driver was not named, and no charge or later court outcome was reported.
The published photograph is captioned as the cocaine seizure; it is the agency image of this stop, not a separate picture of the cannabis alone.
Paraná's Border Police Battalion and federal agencies seized 7,781 kg of marijuana and skunk hidden in a maize load on a bitrem truck stopped on BR-163 near Marechal Cândido Rondon, and arrested a 30-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman. The operation, part of Operação Protetor, ran from 10 to 11 November 2026, and the battalion put the loss to organised crime at R$16,318,000.
Military Police in Lajinha found 58 marijuana tablets hidden in a stove in an abandoned house on 10 November 2026 and seized 62 tablets in all. A 20-year-old was arrested and a 17-year-old was taken into custody, and both were taken to the Civil Police station in Manhuaçu.
Federal Highway Police officers seized a load of marijuana hidden inside two fiberglass boats transported in a box truck during an inspection on the BR-277 in Cascavel, Paraná. The driver was released after showing he was unaware of the drugs, which were on their way from Missal to Rio de Janeiro.
Shock Company officers seized about 10 kg of marijuana hidden in scrubland in Pescaria, on Maceio's northern coast, after an anonymous tip during a patrol. The drugs were taken to the Central de Flagrantes, and no arrests were reported.
