Load with 350 kg of skunk and 150 kg of cocaine was seized in the rural area of ??Novo Airão Disclosure Five people were arrested red-handed with around half a ton of drugs during an operation carried out in Rio Negro, in the rural area of ??Novo Airão, in the interior of Amazonas, on Sunday (2). The action aimed to combat international drug trafficking in the region. According to the Federal Police, approximately 350 kilos of skunk-type marijuana and 150 kilos of cocaine were seized. The agents also collected two boats used by the group and R$3,048 in cash. The operation was coordinated by the Integrated Force to Combat Organized Crime in Amazonas (FICCO-AM) and had the support of the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Military Police of Amazonas (BOPE/PMAM), the Military Police groups of Santa Isabel do Rio Negro and Novo Airão, in addition to the Anti-Drug Directorate of the Policía Nacional del Perú (Dirandro/PNP). ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp According to the Federal Police, the action was the result of the sharing of intelligence information between Brazilian and Peruvian authorities to identify and dismantle criminal groups that use the Amazon rivers to transport drugs between countries.
Half a ton of drugs are seized in an operation in Rio Negro, AM; five suspects are arrested
Load with 350 kg of skunk and 150 kg of cocaine was seized in the rural area of ??Novo Airão Disclosure Five people were arrested red-handed with around half a ton of drugs during an operation carried out in Rio Negro,...
The suspects, the drugs, the vessels and the seized money were taken to the Federal Police headquarters, where legal procedures were carried out. MORE
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