The Military Police sniffer dog “Jay-Z” located on Monday (5) almost half a ton of drugs hidden in a truck transported by a ferry on the Tajapuru River in the Marajó archipelago in Pará.
The blatant occurred during an inspection of the integrated river base “Antônio Lemos”, which addressed the vessel Jean Filho III, coming from Manaus (AM) to Belém, capital of Pará.
According to the agents, the region is one of the main routes of cargo and passenger navigation, and is often used by criminals for drug transportation to several cities in Brazil.
In all, 452.5 kg of marijuana and 38.5 kg of stone of stone were seized oxy. The driver of the trailer was sent to the police river base in Breves and should be responsible for drug trafficking. After the expertise, the seized material will be incinerated.
Traffic route
Amazonian rivers have been consolidated as strategic roads for narcotics trafficking. In April alone, more than one ton of drugs was seized by the Antonio Lemos Integrated River base.
The region is also a route for the flow of other illegal materials, such as clandestinely extracted wood from the Amazon rainforest.
“This base is a fundamental pillar in the repression of drug trafficking and the protection of our natural resources. We will continue to strengthen this important tool to ensure a safer future for all citizens of Pará,” said Ualame Machado, Secretary of State for Public Security and Social Defense.
This content was originally published in ‘Jay-Z’: Police Dog finds almost half ton of drugs in ferry on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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