On 31 October 2026 the Federal Highway Police arrested three people in the Jataí region of southwestern Goiás during an operation against a suspected drug convoy on the BR-364.[1] A 33-year-old woman who was in the Mitsubishi that carried the drugs was detained.[1] Two men aged 26 and 35 who were in the Volkswagen Gol used as a scout car were also detained.[2] The three suspects, both vehicles and the seized drugs were taken to the Jataí Civil Police station.[1]
PRF teams in Mato Grosso do Sul and Goiás shared information and identified three vehicles suspected of travelling together to move drugs.[3] One of the vehicles was stopped in Cassilândia, Mato Grosso do Sul, while the other two fled toward Jataí.[1] Officers later stopped the VW Gol on the BR-364 near Jataí and found the Mitsubishi ASX abandoned after it fled along side roads.[1] Officers found 65 kg of skunk and 57 kg of marijuana, 122 kg in total, hidden in the doors and trunk of the Mitsubishi.[2]
Police identified the Gol as a “batedor”, a scout car supporting the drug transport.[2] The Mitsubishi showed signs of tampering and had a theft record in São Paulo state.[2]
