The Military Highway Police seized 4.5 tonnes of marijuana and a rifle from a truck with a trailer in Ourinhos, in the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil. The driver was arrested during an Operation Impact inspection on Sunday (8) on the Orlando Quagliato highway.
The drugs were hidden in a shipment of meat and bone meal. During the inspection, officers found about 5,100 bricks of marijuana and a 7.62-caliber rifle. According to the Military Highway Police, the seizure represents an estimated loss of R$9.1 million to international drug trafficking. The case was referred to the Federal Police in Marília.
Between January and September, security forces seized 95 tonnes of drugs across the interior of São Paulo state. In the Bauru region, which includes Ourinhos, 11.5 tonnes were seized during the same period.
