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Man is arrested by the Federal Police with 1.2 kg of gold in RO

1.2 kg of gold were seized during an approach by the Federal Police (PF). Reproduction/Federal Police (PF) A man was arrested in the act with around 1.2 kilos of gold this Wednesday (5), in Guajará-Mirim (RO). The action was carried out by...

Man is arrested by the Federal Police with 1.2 kg of gold in RO
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According to the PF, the arrest occurred during the approach to a vehicle. During the inspection, the police found a gold bar and two other pieces hidden in a hidden compartment of the car.

  • According to the corporation, the driver did not present documentation proving the legal origin of the ore.
  • In addition to the gold, agents located small packages containing a substance similar to cocaine.

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1.2 kg of gold were seized during an approach by the Federal Police (PF). Reproduction/Federal Police (PF) A man was arrested in the act with around 1.2 kilos of gold this Wednesday (5), in Guajará-Mirim (RO). The action was carried out by the Federal Police (PF), together with the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and the Border Police Battalion (BPFron). According to the PF, the arrest occurred during the approach to a vehicle. During the inspection, the police found a gold bar and two other pieces hidden in a hidden compartment of the car. According to the corporation, the driver did not present documentation proving the legal origin of the ore. In addition to the gold, agents located small packages containing a substance similar to cocaine. The gold and vehicle were seized. The man was taken to the Federal Police Station in Guajará-Mirim, where he remained at the disposal of the Justice Department. According to the Federal Police, the suspect could face the crime of usurpation of Union assets, provided for in the legislation that deals with the illegal exploitation of mineral resources. Read also: Doctors are investigated on suspicion of receiving salaries without working hours in RO MPF sues bank for financing livestock farming in indigenous land in Rondônia Mega-Sena: City with 25 thousand inhabitants in the interior of Rondônia hit the beam three times in 10 days: