65.7 kg of marijuana seized from a boat in Lago de Itaipu, Santa Helena
Federal Police and Paraná Military Police seized a boat carrying 65.7 kg of pressed marijuana in Lago de Itaipu, in rural Santa Helena, Paraná, on the morning of 11 November 2026. The boat's operator fled into woodland and was not found; the craft and the drug were sent to the Federal Police station in Foz do Iguaçu.
Federal Police and Paraná Military Police seized a boat carrying 65.7 kg of
pressed marijuana in Lago de Itaipu, in the rural area of Santa Helena, in
western Paraná, on the morning of Wednesday 11 November 2026.[1]The action
was carried out jointly by the Federal Police through its Special Maritime
Police Unit (NEPOM) and the Military Police through its Border Police Battalion
(BPFRON).[1]
The incident was recorded at about 10:30 during a boat-borne patrol of the lake.[1]The teams spotted a boat of roughly five metres crossing the lake from
Paraguay towards Brazil, heading for one of the reservoir’s arms.[1]On
noticing the police approaching, the boat’s operator abandoned the craft and
fled into a woodland area, and was not located.[1]A search of the boat found
seven bales of pressed marijuana totalling 65.7 kg of the drug.[1]
The craft and the drug were seized and sent to the Federal Police station in Foz
do Iguaçu for the legal procedures.[1]The Federal Police’s own statement
confirms the boat and the drug were sent to its Foz do Iguaçu station for the
legal procedures, after the operator fled and was not located.[2]
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The seized boat and the bales of pressed marijuana from the Lago de Itaipu seizure, in the handout photo published with the O Presente report. Photo: DivulgaçãoPhoto details
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Source: O PresentePhoto of the seizure published with the Federal Police's own statement on the 65.7 kg boat seizure in Lago de Itaipu. Photo: Polícia FederalPhoto details
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