Couple arrested with 123 kg marijuana on BR-386 in Lajeado
Federal Highway Police arrested a couple on the BR-386 in Lajeado after finding 123 kg of marijuana tablets in the bed of their Fiat Strada. The 24-year-old driver and 30-year-old passenger were taken to the Lajeado Civil Police station with the drugs and the vehicle.
On the afternoon of Tuesday the 10th, the Federal Highway Police arrested a
couple and seized more than 120 kg of marijuana.[1]The action took place on
the BR-386 highway in Lajeado, in the Vale do Taquari.[1]Federal highway
officers stopped a Strada pickup with Belo Horizonte plates during an anti-crime
operation on the highway.[1]
Officers found marijuana tablets in the bed of the vehicle, which weighed 123 kg
after weighing.[1]The 24-year-old driver, a resident of Sapucaia do Sul, had
a prior record for making threats.[1]The 30-year-old passenger had records
for threats, theft and assault.[2]
The couple were arrested and taken to the Lajeado Civil Police station with the
seized drugs and the vehicle.[2]The Federal Highway Police, the Policia
Rodoviaria Federal, is the force credited with the arrest and seizure.[3]
Photos and video
PRF handout photo published with the account of the couple's arrest and 123 kg marijuana seizure on BR-386. Photo: PRF via Jornal O Sul.Photo details
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