Twelve tons of marijuana seized in wood shipment in Guaíra
Federal Police seized more than 12 tons of marijuana hidden in a timber load on a truck stopped late on 14 June 2009 at a checkpoint near the Ayrton Senna Bridge in Guaíra, Paraná, bound for São Paulo; officers called it the largest seizure in Brazil that year.
Brazil’s Federal Police seized more than 12 tons of marijuana from a truck stopped late on Sunday 14 June 2009 at a checkpoint in Guaíra, in the southern state of Paraná near the Paraguayan border.[1]Officers called it the largest drug seizure in Brazil that year and one of the largest ever registered in the country.[1]
The marijuana was hidden in a timber shipment on a truck crossing near the Ayrton Senna Bridge, which links Paraná with Mato Grosso do Sul.[1]Officers decided to search the truck because the driver was nervous and kept contradicting himself.[1]The 50-year-old driver told police the load was bound for São Paulo.[1]
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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.
