Driver held in Duartina with 19.8 kg of Moroccan hashish and marijuana
The Military Highway Police stopped a Fiat Palio on the SP-294 in Duartina, São Paulo state, on 30 October 2026 and found 16.4 kg of Moroccan hashish and 3.4 kg of marijuana in hidden compartments; the driver was arrested. The police estimated the load's value at R$ 1.2 million, and the driver said the two passengers did not know about it.
🇧🇷 Duartina, São Paulo · Brazil
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 19.8 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- BRL 1,200,000
The Military Highway Police stopped a Fiat Palio on the SP-294 in Duartina, São
Paulo state, on Friday 30 October 2026 and arrested the driver on suspicion of
drug trafficking.[1] The stop was at about 18:00 at kilometre 382.[2] Three
people were in the car.[3] The driver accepted responsibility for the load and
said the two passengers did not know about it.[2] Police said he had a prior
drug-trafficking record.[1]
Officers found 16.4 kg of Moroccan hashish in 30 packages and 3.4 kg of
marijuana in five blocks, hidden in false compartments in the seatback, under
the rear seat and in the dashboard.[1] The combined load weighed 19.8 kg.[2]
The Military Highway Police estimated the load’s value at R$ 1.2 million.[1]
The stop occurred during Operação Finados and involved the Força Integrada de
Combate ao Crime Organizado (FICCO), an organised-crime task force.[1]
Officers took the case to the Centro de Polícia Judiciária in Bauru, and the
driver remained in custody awaiting a court decision.[1]
Sources
- Carga de drogas avaliada em R$ 1,2 milhão é apreendida em Duartina. Marília Notícia, 31 October 2026. In Portuguese.
- Polícia Rodoviária apreende 16 quilos de haxixe marroquino. Afinal, que droga é essa?. Visão Notícias, 31 October 2026. In Portuguese.
- Polícia apreende 'haxixe marroquino' em carga de R$ 1,2 milhão em Dracena. Giro Marília Notícias, 31 October 2026. In Portuguese.
Open questions the AI reported
- The driver's name, age and any charges or court date were not published.
- Giro Marília Notícias placed the stop in Dracena, while Marília Notícia and Visão Notícias, both citing the Military Highway Police, put it at kilometre 382 of the SP-294 in Duartina; this report uses Duartina.
- Giro Marília Notícias gave the hashish as 16.5 kg, for a total of 19.9 kg with the marijuana, while the other two accounts gave 16.4 kg and 19.8 kg; this report uses 19.8 kg.
- No information was published on what happened to the two passengers after the stop.
