Federal revenue officers arrested a 19-year-old woman after finding 4.47 kg of dry hashish strapped to her legs during an inspection on the BR-277 in Paraná.[1] Photographs released by the Federal Revenue show the drug packages bound to the passenger’s body with adhesive tape, found during a personal search.[1] The 55-year-old driver and a couple sharing the same app-arranged ride were released after showing in-app messages indicating they did not know about the shipment.[2]
The car was a shared ride that had left Foz do Iguaçu, on the border with Paraguay and Argentina, and was heading for Curitiba.[1] Officers were carrying out a routine inspection at kilometre 305 near the Posto do Relógio when they found the drug during the personal inspection.[1] The stop happened in the early hours of Wednesday (28) near Prudentópolis.[1] The woman told officers she had received the material in Foz do Iguaçu and was to carry it to the Paraná capital.[1] The Federal Revenue identified the 4.47 kg as dry, a highly concentrated hashish derived from cannabis.[2]
After the seizure the young woman and the drug were taken to the Civil Police of Paraná for legal procedures.[1] Her name was not disclosed.[1]
