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Three suspects of trying to send drugs to prison with drones are arrested on BR-386

Three men suspected of trying to send drugs with drones to a prison in RS are arrested Disclosure/ PRF Three men were arrested on suspicion of trying to take drugs into the Charqueadas State Penitentiary, in the...

Three suspects of trying to send drugs to prison with drones are arrested on BR-386
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Three men suspected of trying to send drugs with drones to a prison in RS are arrested Disclosure/ PRF Three men were arrested on suspicion of trying to take drugs into the Charqueadas State Penitentiary, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, with the use of drones, according to the Federal Highway Police (PRF). The arrest took place on BR-386, in Canoas, on Thursday (30). Inside the vehicle, batteries for drones and nylon threads were found, material that, according to the PRF, was used to trap drugs. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp According to the police, the suspects tried to throw the drugs into the prison unit, but the operation was interrupted by an anti-drone system used by the Criminal Police. After the attempt, the three men fled in a Peugeot with Cachoeirinha license plates.

The car was located by Montenegro federal highway police in Canoas, heading towards Porto Alegre. During the approach, agents confirmed that the occupants matched the information previously received. The driver, 38 years old and born in Porto Alegre, has a history of bodily injury and embezzlement. One of the passengers, 31 years old and born in Canoas, has records for drug trafficking, bodily harm and home invasion. According to the PRF, he had also been detained on other occasions for trying to introduce drugs into a prison. The third occupant of the car had no criminal record. The three men were taken, along with the vehicle, to the Prison Crimes Repression Police Station, in Porto Alegre. VIDEOS: Everything about RS

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