B: The Prime Minister arrests a driver with 2 tons of marijuana hidden in scrap metal

Military Highway Police arrested a truck driver carrying more than two tons of marijuana on the Raposo-Tavares Highway, in Presidente Prudente, inside São Paulo.

The vehicle was approached on Friday night (28/11) at kilometer 561, during a joint police operation between the 2nd Highway Police Battalion and the Integrated Anti-Organized Crime Force (Ficco-SP) of the Ministry of Justice.

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According to the Prime Minister, the medicine was stored in 72 bales hidden inside a quantity of plastic scrap.

The incident was referred to the Federal Police Station Presidente Prudente. It was found that the suspect has a criminal record and is still in prison. The truck was seized.