Driver held with 67.5 kg of skunk on BR-364 in Vilhena
Federal Highway Police stopped a car at km 16 of the BR-364 in Vilhena, Rondônia, on 13 November 2026 and seized about 67.5 kg of skunk from its luggage compartment. The 46-year-old driver, reportedly travelling from Ji-Paraná toward Minas Gerais, was arrested for drug trafficking and referred to the Federal Police.
Federal Highway Police officers seized about 67.5 kg of skunk on the afternoon
of Friday 13 November 2026 at km 16 of the BR-364 in Vilhena, Rondônia.[1][2]During a traffic inspection, the team ordered a passenger car to stop.[1][2]The
driver initially refused to obey the order before officers carried out the stop.[1]
Officers searched the car and found the drug packed in its luggage compartment.[1][2]Skunk was described as a more potent variety of marijuana.[3]The car was
driven by a 46-year-old man.[3]
He had reportedly left Ji-Paraná in Rondônia and was travelling toward the state
of Minas Gerais.[4]The 46-year-old driver was arrested in the act for drug
trafficking.[1][2]The case was referred to the Federal Police station in
Vilhena.[1][2]
Photos and video
Plastic-wrapped skunk bricks and blue bags seized from the vehicle on BR-364 in Vilhena. Photo: Jaru OnlinePhoto details
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Federal Highway Police stopped a suspect vehicle on highways near Cassilândia and seized 1 kg of skunk alongside 1 kg of crack, arresting two men in flagrante. Civil police said the load was destined for delivery in Cassilândia to supply the local drug trade.
Federal Highway Police seized 1,838 kg of marijuana in a Chevrolet S10 pickup on the BR-267 in Maracaju after the driver fled a stop order on 12 November. Officers caught the driver on foot and referred him and the cargo to the Civil Police; the suspect said he had picked up the load in Bela Vista, Paraguay, for delivery to Campo Grande.
Civil Police seized eight marijuana tablets buried in two containers in a forest in east Poços de Caldas on 12 November 2026. The operation followed trafficking complaints about the Caio Junqueira area, and investigations continue to identify the origin of the drugs.
