Another major drug seizure at the port of Itapoa in northern Santa Catarina. It was a joint operation of the Federal Tax Service and the Federal Police, which ended with the seizure of 55.5 kg of cocaine this Friday (January 27).
The drug was seized; first year at Itapoa Port Complex – Photo: IRSThe drug was discovered by dog sniffing and x-rays in a container of graphite powder that was to be unloaded at the port of Algeciras in Spain.
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The Federal Tax Service and the Federal Police during the seizure of cocaine in the port of Itapoa. – Video: Federal Tax Service/Information Disclosure/ND
Video: Federal Tax Service/Information Disclosure/ND
The traffickers used the method rip-on / rip-offin which the drug is inserted into the container without the knowledge of the exporter.
This was the first cocaine seizure in 2023 in Porto de Itapoa. In 2022, about 1 ton of drugs were seized in the port complex of Itapoa.
Source: Ndmais