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Two men are detained by the PRF with 450 kg of cocaine on BR-232, in Salgueiro

Two men are detained by the PRF with 450 kg of cocaine on BR-232, in Salgueiro Ascom PRF The Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized a load with 450 kg of cocaine in base paste this Monday (3). The action took place on BR-232, in Salgueiro, in...

Two men are detained by the PRF with 450 kg of cocaine on BR-232, in Salgueiro
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?: Download the g1 app to see news from Petrolina and the region in real time and for free. The police officers approached a luxury truck on the highway, and the driver contradicted the reason for the trip.

  • He then admitted that he was escorting a second vehicle loaded with drugs.
  • The PRF team searched the region and located the other luxury truck.

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Two men are detained by the PRF with 450 kg of cocaine on BR-232, in Salgueiro Ascom PRF The Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized a load with 450 kg of cocaine in base paste this Monday (3). The action took place on BR-232, in Salgueiro, in the Sertão of Pernambuco, during Operation Duas Rodas. Two men who were transporting the material were detained. ?: Download the g1 app to see news from Petrolina and the region in real time and for free. The police officers approached a luxury truck on the highway, and the driver contradicted the reason for the trip. He then admitted that he was escorting a second vehicle loaded with drugs. The PRF team searched the region and located the other luxury truck. When opening the cargo compartment, agents found hundreds of drug tablets. According to the corporation, the suspects reported that they had left Tocantins. They said they did not know the final destination of the cargo and that they received route coordinates throughout the journey.

The pair and the seized material were taken to the Federal Police Station in Salgueiro. The men could be charged with the crime of drug trafficking, which carries a sentence of five to 15 years in prison. Videos: most watched from Sertão de PE