PRF seizes 1,838 kg marijuana after BR-267 chase in Maracaju
Federal Highway Police seized 1,838 kg of marijuana in a Chevrolet S10 pickup on the BR-267 in Maracaju after the driver fled a stop order on 12 November. Officers caught the driver on foot and referred him and the cargo to the Civil Police; the suspect said he had picked up the load in Bela Vista, Paraguay, for delivery to Campo Grande.
On 12 November 2026 the Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized1,838 kg of
marijuana during a check on the BR-267 highway in Maracaju.[1]The marijuana
was loaded in a Chevrolet S10 pickup, whose driver ignored the stop order and
fled.[1]
After a tactical pursuit, the driver abandoned the pickup and tried to escape on
foot, but the officers caught and detained him.[2]During the inspection
officers found the vehicle completely loaded with tablets of marijuana.[2]
Questioned, the driver said he had picked up the illicit cargo in Bela Vista, in
Paraguay, and that the destination would be Campo Grande.[1]The incident, the
seized marijuana and the suspect were referred to the Civil Police of Maracaju.[3]
Photos and video
PRF handout photo of the seized marijuana tablets and the Chevrolet S10 pickup, published with the Maracaju BR-267 chase story. Photo: Divulgação PRF via TáNaMídia NaviraíPhoto details
The accounts do not name the suspect or report any charges or court outcome beyond referral to the Civil Police of Maracaju.
All three outlets reproduce the same PRF account, so the figures rest on a single agency statement; the police handout photo is not independently confirmed.
No separate date was given for the pursuit beyond the 12 November seizure day; the reports were published on 13 November 2026.
A joint Federal Highway Police and Military Police operation seized 3,162.9 kg of marijuana and arrested four men in Toledo, Paraná, on 13 November 2026. Officers chased a stolen Hilux to a rural shed in Concórdia district and recovered the pickup with bales stored in the truck and shed.
Civil Police seized eight marijuana tablets buried in two containers in a forest in east Poços de Caldas on 12 November 2026. The operation followed trafficking complaints about the Caio Junqueira area, and investigations continue to identify the origin of the drugs.
Military police with the Federal Highway Police (PRF) stopped a car on a dirt road between Taió and Rio do Oeste after it was reported to run quick trips to the Paraguay border; officers found four bundles of marijuana in the trunk, seized 71.740 kilograms and arrested the two men in flagrante.
Military police in Teresina seized 73 tablets of marijuana and a motorcycle from a delivery bag in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood on 12 November 2026 after a motorcyclist suspected of distributing the drugs abandoned the bag and escaped. Police put the load at about 80 kilograms and sent it to the state narcotics repression department, Denarc.
