PRF seizes 1,171 kg marijuana in Maracaju; 4 held in Finados operation
Federal Highway Police seized 1,171 kg of marijuana and 10.9 kg of hashish in Maracaju after the driver fled during Operação Finados. The 30 October to 1 November operation across Mato Grosso do Sul arrested four people and also seized cocaine and 10 pistols.
🇧🇷 Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul · Brazil
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Arrested
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The Federal Highway Police’s Operação Finados in Mato Grosso do Sul ended with
four people arrested.[1] In Anastácio, the truck driver who said he had
received the drugs in Miranda for transport to Campo Grande was arrested and
taken to the Federal Police.[1] In Maracaju, the driver of a GM/Astra
disobeyed a stop order, abandoned the car after it left the road and fled on
foot, and was not found.[1] In São Gabriel do Oeste, the truck driver who
confessed to receiving the load locally for delivery to São Paulo was arrested
and taken to the Civil Police.[1] In Campo Grande, two women were arrested
after officers found 10 9-mm pistols and magazines hidden in a Fiat Mobi panel
and were taken to the Federal Police.[1]
Across the four cases the police reported seizing 1,172 kilos of marijuana, 608
kilos of cocaine and 10 pistols.[1][2] In the Maracaju car officers found 1,171
kilos of marijuana and 10.9 kilos of hashish, the cannabis component recorded
here.[1][2] In Anastácio officers seized 233.8 kilos of coca paste and 37.4 kilos
of cocaine hydrochloride from a truck with bales covered by a tarpaulin.[1][2] In
São Gabriel do Oeste officers found 337 kilos of coca paste hidden in
compartments in a truck roof.[1]
The roundup covered four major cases registered between Friday the 30th and
Sunday in Anastácio, Maracaju, São Gabriel do Oeste and Campo Grande.[1] The
operation was conducted by the PRF, the Polícia Rodoviária Federal.[1]
Photos and video
Drugs and pistols seized during the PRF's Operação Finados. Photo: Divulgação/PRF via Midiamax Source: Midiamax
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Portuguese; no second outlet or agency statement could be opened.
The article says the balance covers Friday (30) to Sunday (2) but also dates the Campo Grande seizure to Sunday (1); 1 November 2026 was a Sunday and 2 November a Monday, so 1 November is used as the incident date.
The overview total is given as 1,172 kilos of marijuana while the detailed Maracaju seizure is given as 1,171 kilos; the detailed 1,171 kilos plus 10.9 kilos of hashish is used for cannabis figures.
Cocaine weights and the 10 pistols are mentioned only to explain the mixed operation and are excluded from cannabis figures.
No charges or court outcomes beyond arrest and referral to the Federal and Civil Police were reported.
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