20-year-old arrested with 400.8 kg of marijuana on SP-613 in Rosana
Highway military police arrested a 20-year-old driver on 11 November 2026 with 400.8 kilograms of marijuana in an Argo on SP-613 at kilometre 75.5 in Rosana, São Paulo. They valued the seizure at 1.2 million reais and took him to the Federal Police in Presidente Prudente, where he remained in custody.
A 20-year-old driver was arrested on Wednesday 11 November 2026 with 400.8
kilograms of marijuana on the Arlindo Béttio highway in Rosana, São Paulo.[1]The police approach was at 6:30 a.m. at kilometre 75.5 during Operação
Impacto/Divisa.[1]He was caught transporting 400.8 kilograms of marijuana,
and the stop was recorded at about 6:30 a.m. at kilometre 75.5 during Operação
Impacto/Divisa checks by highway police against crime in the border region.[2]
Officers stopped an Argo occupied only by the driver and found 141 tablets and
11 packages of marijuana inside the car.[2]Officers found 141 tablets and
another 11 volumes of marijuana inside the car, which was occupied only by the
driver.[1]The Polícia Militar Rodoviária estimated the seizure at 1.2 million
reais in financial impact on organised crime.[2]
The driver was arrested at the scene and taken to the Federal Police station in
Presidente Prudente for judicial-police procedures.[2]The marijuana and the
car were seized, and he remained in the lockup at the disposal of the courts.[2]The suspect and the drugs, valued at 1.2 million reais, were taken to the
Federal Police station in Presidente Prudente.[1]
Photos and video
Highway police photo of the marijuana tablets and packages found in the car during the search on SP-613. Photo: Polícia Militar RodoviáriaPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
400.8 kg
Vehicles confiscated
1
Value (official estimate)
BRL 1,200,000
Agency
Polícia Militar Rodoviária
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (400.8 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Charge
tráfico de drogas
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
São Paulo
Sources
g1g1.globo.comPTHomem é preso com mais de 400 kg de maconha dentro de carro em rodovia do interior de SP
O Imparcialimparcial.com.brPTPolícia Rodoviária flagra rapaz com mais de 400 kg de maconha na SP-613 em Rosana
Open questions the AI reported
The road is called the Arnaldo Covolan highway in one account and the Arlindo Béttio highway in the other; both place the stop at kilometre 75.5 of SP-613 in Rosana.
One account said 11 packages and the other 11 volumes or bales; both reported 141 tablets and a total of 400.8 kilograms.
The driver's name and any later court outcome were not published.
Only one account says the car was seized as well as the marijuana.
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