A 49-year-old man was arrested on the night of 3 November 2026 during a Comando de Operações de Divisas operation on the GO-184 in Jataí in southwestern Goiás.[1] Officers found an open arrest warrant against the driver and 17 portions of a hashish-like substance hidden in the fuel-tank compartment of his vehicle.[1] The man, who is from Brasília, was driving a Volkswagen Virtus and said he had left Serranópolis in Goiás for the federal capital.[1] Officers identified the warrant as an order issued by the 3rd Family and Orphans and Successions Court of Taguatinga in the Federal District.[1] The police statement did not specify the reason for the warrant.[1]
A specialised inspection found six volumes hidden around the fuel-tank area.[1] The material was packed in a transparent plastic bag and protected by black rubber balloons.[1] Officers examining the packaging identified 17 individualised portions of a substance with characteristics similar to hashish.[1] Each portion was wrapped in white latex gloves.[1] The police statement gave no total weight for the seizure.[1] The Comando de Operações de Divisas made the seizure on the GO-184 and arrested the driver.[2]
The driver allegedly said he would receive R$10,000 to carry the drug from Ponta Porã in Mato Grosso do Sul to Brasília in the Federal District.[1] Although he had initially said he left Serranópolis, he later pointed to Ponta Porã as the origin of the paid transport.[1] After the find the man was taken to the Federal Police Department in Jataí.[1] Officers also handed over the Volkswagen Virtus, two mobile phones and R$1,212 in cash alongside the 17 suspected portions.[1] The Federal Police took over the legal procedures arising from the presentation of the case.[1] No details were released on any flagrante drug-trafficking charge, forensic result for the substance or later court decision.[1]
