Federal highway police seized 300.8 kg of marijuana from a car stopped for inspection on the BR-369 in Ubiratã, in the western Brazilian state of Paraná.[1][2] Officers stopped the car because it appeared overloaded and was heading towards Maringá.[1][2] The driver admitted he was carrying drugs when asked about the weight of the vehicle.[1][2] They found blocks of marijuana on the front and rear seats and in the boot.[1][2] The police arrested the driver on suspicion of drug trafficking and handling stolen goods.[1][2] Officers sent him and the marijuana to the Civil Police station in Ubiratã.[1][2]

The car was running on cloned plates and had a theft and robbery alert.[1][2] Inside the car, officers also found an extra set of plates and a damaged mobile phone.[1][2] The 300.8 kg was given as 300.8 kilos of marijuana in the police account summarised by Portal24.[3] The local account reported the load as almost 301 kg, distributed on the front and rear seats and in the boot.[4] The same local account reported the marijuana as spread over the front and rear seats and the boot.[4]