Lúcia Nórcio
Reporter - Agencia Brasil

Curitiba – In two days, the Federal Police (PF) in the state of Paraná, South of Brazil, has seized approximately seven tons of drugs in the Brazil-Paraguay border region. The last operation was this Wednesday (9), in Foz do Iguaçu.

The PF arrested a driver who said he received US$2,270 to transport 1,650 kg of marihuana to São Paulo. The drug was hidden in a truck loaded with wheat grain.

According to the PF, frequent operations have been performed with the objective of dismantling the organized crime, especially drug trafficking gangs.

Translation: Andréa Alves