The Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized, on the afternoon of Monday (24), a Large amount of foreign wines and olive oils on the Régis Bittencourt highway (BR-116). The approach took place at kilometer 439, at registration height, in the interior of São Paulo.
During an inspection, the agents approached a truck linked to two semi -trailers. The driver confessed to the corporation that he did not have the documentation of the cargo and revealed that he transported boxes of wine and bottles of olive oil of foreign origin.
In the vehicle, the agents found 2,000 bottles of wine, plus 150 bottles of olive oil From the brand accept Extra Virgen Olivares del Valle Viejo, 5 liters each. According to the National Health Surveillance Agency, the commercialization, distribution and use of olive oil in question are prohibited in Brazil.
Images released by the PRF show the moment of apprehension. Look:
The driver claimed that he started the trip in Dionísio Cerqueira (SC) and was destined for São Paulo, where he would leave the goods at a post on the Bandeirantes Highway. The man also said he would receive $ 5,000 for the service and that this would be his second trip carrying this type of load.
According to the PRF, the driver was sent to the Civil Police Station (SP), where the case was registered as a misunderstanding and smuggling. The vehicle and load were seized and taken to the corporation courtyard.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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