An intense police chase was recorded in Joinville on Monday night (9). The driver disobeyed PRF (Federal Highway Police) orders to stop at high speed and was pursued by agents for 15 kilometers on BR-101 in the city of Northern Santa Catarina.

Drugs seized – Photo: PRF/Disclosure/ND

Having managed to stop the vehicle, the police found 10 large bales of marijuana weighing 101.5 kilograms, 1 kg of hashish and 24 units of electronic cigarettes.

The driver said he picked up the drugs and goods in Foz do Iguaçu, Parana state, and would deliver them to Palos. The vehicle with original Florianopolis license plates had a history of theft and robbery that occurred 10 days ago and was traveling with cloned license plates.

The driver, a 19-year-old man, and the passenger, an 18-year-old man, were taken to Joinville Police Station where they were charged with drug trafficking, obtaining and forgery of a vehicle identification plate.