Armed men steal a shipment of medicines valued at R$800,000 and take the driver hostage in Campinas

Driver is taken hostage in theft of medicines valued at R$800,000 Four armed men captured the driver of a transport company and stole a load of medicines valued at R$800,000, in Campinas (SP), on Thursday night (13). The victim was held hostage for around an hour before being abandoned on Rodovia Anhanguera. Police arrested a suspect and recovered the items. ? Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp The vehicle was carrying 337 boxes of medicine. The cargo left Campinas and was destined for the city of Três Rios (RJ). According to the police report, the criminals were approached in the Jardim Santa Mônica region. To the police, the victim reported that one of the robbers got out of a car with a rifle and forced her to get out of the truck. She was then placed in the criminals' vehicle, had her wrists tied and traveled with her head lowered. The worker said he did not know where he was taken. After the crime, he was left on the banks of Rodovia Anhanguera, near a gas station, where he borrowed a phone to notify his wife. Transfer to bus While the driver was held hostage, the truck was taken to the Três Marias neighborhood. EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, found at the scene that around seven men transferred the boxes to the luggage compartment of a chartered bus. Residents of the region noticed the suspicious movement and called the Military Police and the Municipal Guard (GM). The teams searched and found the vehicles. One man was arrested, but six suspects fled. The load was taken to the police station. In addition to the truck and medicine, the robbers took two cell phones, tools, clothes and the victim's personal effects. The Civil Police investigate the case to identify and arrest the others involved. Driver is taken hostage in theft of medicines valued at R$800,000 Reproduction/EPTV VIDEOS: everything about Campinas and the region