PRF holds two with 37 kg of marijuana and skunk on BR-407 in Senhor do Bonfim
Federal Highway Police arrested two drivers travelling together on the BR-407 in Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia, and found about 20 kg of marijuana and 17 kg of skunk in one of the cars. The PRF valued the load at R$ 121,600 and said the men had collected it near Petrolina and Juazeiro for delivery in Salvador.
🇧🇷 km 117, BR-407, Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia · Brazil
Federal Highway Police officers arrested two men in the early hours of Friday 6
November 2026 on the BR-407 in Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia, for drug trafficking and
association for trafficking.[1]The approach took place at about 00:50 at
kilometre 117 of the BR-407, where officers stopped two passenger cars
travelling together.[1]The officers smelled a strong smell of marijuana when
the windows of one car were opened.[1]
Inside one car they found about 20 kg of marijuana in 35 packages and 17 kg of
skunk in 31 plastic bags.[1]Using its official valuation method, the Federal
Highway Police put the loss to organised crime at R$ 121,600, of which R$ 40,000
for the marijuana and R$ 81,600 for the skunk.[1]The drivers said they
collected the drugs in the Petrolina, Pernambuco, and Juazeiro, Bahia, area and
were taking them to Salvador, where they would be paid for the transport.[1]
One of the drivers said he worked as a lookout (batedor), driving ahead to warn
the other car about police checks.[1]The men, the drugs and the two cars were
taken to the Civil Police station in Senhor do Bonfim, where the arrest in the
act was formalised.[1]
Bahia Notícias reported the seizure as 37 kilos of marijuana with skunk, without
separating the two substances.[2]
Photos and video
The seized marijuana packages and skunk bags laid out after the BR-407 stop in Senhor do Bonfim. Photo: Divulgação / PRF na BahiaPhoto details
The men are not named and no court outcome or charge filing was reported; the case was at the arrest-in-the-act stage.
The marijuana weight is given as approximately 20 kg, so the 37 kg total is approximate.
Bahia Notícias reports 37 kilos of marijuana including skunk without splitting the substances, while the PRF statement separates 20 kg of marijuana and 17 kg of skunk; the PRF split is used.
The municipality is named but the exact stop location beyond kilometre 117 is not; the coordinates are for Senhor do Bonfim town.
Correio 24 Horas and other outlets repeated the same PRF statement but could not be opened in full here; the PRF page and Bahia Notícias are used.
Media images on the PRF page could not be verified as showing this seizure beyond their captions; only the Bahia Notícias photo is listed.
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