The Federal Highway Police found the stolen vehicle on Friday afternoon (27) on a BR-101 in Itapema, on the north coast of Santa Catarina. The car was stolen in the city of Maceio (AL), about 3 thousand kilometers away, in early January.

The vehicle was identified during a scheduled inspection of the BR-101 in Itapema – Photo: PRFSC/Reproduction/ND

A silver Volkswagen Virtus was driving down the BR-101 in Itapema when it was approached for a scheduled inspection.

As they approached, the agents discovered that the systems had a record of a January 6 theft in the state capital of Alagoas.

The 52-year-old driver claimed to have received the car from a third party to work in the region as a mobile app driver.

He was taken to the Itapema Police Station, where he will be held responsible for the admission crime.