A truck loaded with three tons of marijuana and skunk, a drug more potent than marijuana, was confiscated at dawn this Friday (14) on BR-101 at Palhosa, in Greater Florianopolis. The bales were hidden among a load of corn bran.

The police seized about 3,000 kg of marijuana and a skunk – Photo: PRF/Disclosure/ND

The PRF (Federal Highway Police) with the help of the PM (military police) managed to identify the drug truck in addition to the second vehicle that was still “accompanying” it.

The confiscation took place early this Friday in Palos, in Greater Florianopolis – Video: PRF/Disclosure/ND

In a truckload of plates from Mato Grosso, 2900 kg of marijuana and 100 kg of skunk were hidden under a load of corn bran. The police estimate the total value of the seized at 6 million reais.

The drivers of the two trucks, aged 38, from Mato Grosso, said the final destination of the goods would be the Greater Florianopolis area.

Goods were hidden under a load of corn bran – Video: PRF/Disclosure/ND

They were taken to the headquarters of the Federal Police, where they will answer for crimes related to drug trafficking. The punishment can be up to 15 years in prison, in addition to paying a fine.

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Two men, 22 and 23, were arrested for drug trafficking in Chapeco, west of Santa Catarina. The military police received a report about the delivery of prohibited substances in a Styrofoam box on Thursday (13) around 20:00. It happened on Paulo Bartolomei Street, Cristo Rei district.

More than 13 kg of marijuana and 100 ecstasy tablets were seized. – Photo: Military Police/North Dakota

The garrison was informed that in addition to the Styrofoam box, another piece of the drug would be in a Fox model vehicle. The police, with the support of other garrisons, discovered the car, and at that time it drove out of the house.

In the area of ​​the shopping center, a car drove up, in which there were men. After a search, the police found the amount of 554 reais from the duo. Following the garrison, he approached the house and, after permission, the 23-year-old man showed the garrison where the substances were located.

According to police, 0.094 grams of marijuana was found on the bed. There was also a Styrofoam box with 13 kilograms and 186 grams of marijuana. There was a sock with 100 ecstasy tablets in the closet, and accurate scales on the furniture.

The military police kennel was called in to search. It was then that the dog found 264 grams of marijuana in a closet next to the door of the residence.

The men and the seized materials were sent to the police duty center for legal action. No information has been released on whether the couple had a police background.