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| FORTALEZA, Brazil – Federal Police unveiled on Tuesday (15) new equipment used to combat international drug trafficking at the Fortaleza airport. According to authorities, the body scanner detects any type of product hidden under clothing or inside the human body.
Body Scanner in Fortaleza (Photo: G1)
| SAO PAULO – Federal Police on Friday found 7 kg of cocaine hidden inside light fixtures at Guarulhos International Airport. Drug sniffing dogs located the contraband during routine baggage screening at the airport.
Cocaine hidden in light fixtures (Photo: Federal Police Release/Folha)
| BRASILIA – Federal Police, for the first time in the Federal District, seized cocaine in liquid form. The drugs came from Peru and were being taken to Africa, according to police.
Liquid Cocaine (Photo: G1)
| CURITIBA, Brazil – Federal Highway Police (PRF) in southern Brazil seized 20,000 ecstasy tablets during a routine inspection on Monday morning. Police said that the ecstasy seizure, near the town of Cascavel, Parana, was the largest ever in the state and one of the largest in the country.
20,000 Ecstasy tablets (Photo: PRF/terra.com.br)
| MANAUS, Brazil – A 34-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning carrying 45 kilos of cocaine in a suitcase at the airport in Manaus. According to the Federal Police (PF) at the Eduardo Gomes International Airport, the man was trafficking the cocaine from the Amazonas capital to Belem, the capital of Para state.
45 kg Cocaine (Photo: PF/G1 AM)
| CURITIBA, Brazil – Federal Police in Iguassu Falls arrested a 37-year-old Spaniard early on Thursday accusing him of international drug trafficking. The suspect tried to board a flight from the Foz do Iguaçu International Airport bound for Brasilia, DF.
Shampoo Bottles containing Cocaine (Photo: terra.com.br/PF)
| NATAL, Brazil – Early Friday morning, Federal Police (PF) in north-eastern Brazil arrested a 20-year-old woman for cocaine trafficking. Police say that the woman was carrying 2.1 kg (4.6 lbs) of pure cocaine hidden inside a fake belly, which made her appear to be pregnant.
Brazilian Baby Bump Cocaine Belly (Photo: PF/G1)
| MANAUS, Brazil – Prison wardens in the Brazilian Amazon were embarrassed by photos posted to Facebook showing prisoners drinking beer. The inmates of the Puraquequara Prison in the Amazonian capital, Manaus, were shown enjoying several perks, including tobacco, beer and young women, apparently prostitutes.
Prison Beer Party in the Amazon (Photo: Facebook/terra.com.br)
| PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Federal Police (PF) in southern Brazil arrested a 55-year-old Spanish man trying to board a flight bound for Lisbon. According to the PF, agents at Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, found 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) of pure cocaine hidden in the man’s baggage.
Cocaine & Cash Hidden in Luggage (Photo: terra.com.br)
| CUIABA, Brazil – Police in Central-West Brazil seized 60 kg (132 lbs) of pure cocaine allegedly dropped from a small plane on Wednesday, in the rural town of Sapezal, 473 km (294 mi) from the Mato Grosso state capital, Cuiaba. In addition to the drugs, police also seized firearms, ammunition and CB radios.
Cocaine dropped from the sky (Photo: G1 MT/Civil Police)
| SAO PAULO – On Friday, the Federal Police (PF) at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo arrested a woman carrying cocaine hidden in her bra. The PF say that the 34-year-old woman, born in the Republic of Guyana, was trying to board a flight to Entebbe, Uganda, when she was caught.
Cocaine Hidden in Bra (Photo: PF/terra.com.br)
| CUIABA, Brazil – Police in southwestern Brazil seized an aircraft carrying weapons and U.S. $600 thousand dollars cash believed to be destined for Bolivia. The interdiction was made late Wednesday afternoon, near the town of Pocone, 104 km (65 mi) from the Mato Grosso state capital, Cuiaba.
$600 thousand U.S. dollars (Photo: Divison Almeida/G1)
| FORTALEZA, Brazil – A 23-year-old Romanian was caught red-handed on Saturday by Federal Police (PF) carrying cocaine at the international airport in Fortaleza. The man, who was about to board a flight to Lisbon, was carrying 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs) of pure cocaine hidden in his suitcase.
3.9 kg Pure Cocaine Hidden in Luggage (Photo: Federal Police/G1 CE)
| RECIFE, Brazil – A Dutchman was arrested at the international airport in Recife, Pernambuco, while trying to board a flight to Lisbon with cocaine. Federal Police (PF) found more than 4 kg (8.8 lbs) of pure cocaine hidden in the man’s luggage. The suspect carried a Dutch passport with the name Raimond Van Meeteren.
Four Kilos Pure Cocaine (Photo: PF/terra.com)
| PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Federal Highway Police in southern Brazil seized 150 kg (330 lbs) of cocaine hidden in the false bed of a truck on Tuesday. The seizure occurred at km 51 on the BR-386 in Serberi, in northern Rio Grande do Sul state at about 11:20 am this morning.
150 1-kg Bricks of Cocaine (Photo: G1/PRF)
| CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil – A joint police action in Miranda, 203 km (126 mi) from Campo Grande, resulted in the largest cocaine seizure this year. Federal, highway and military police discovered over 500 kg (1,100 lbs) of pure cocaine, Thursday evening, in the cargo compartment of a truck.
500 kg Pure Cocaine (Photo: TV Morena/G1 MS)
| SAO PAULO – Civil Police arrested a Thai woman, 28, on Monday as she made her way to the Sao Paulo Int'l Airport to board a flight to Turkey. Police say the woman, who speaks no Portuguese, was carrying about one kilo of pure cocaine hidden in disposable diapers.
Sao Paulo Civil Police (Photo: www2.policiacivil.sp.gov.br)
| SAO PAULO – An Englishman was arrested yesterday afternoon in Bom Retiro, Sao Paulo, on suspicion of international drug trafficking.
Policia Federal Brasileiro (Photo: wikimedia.org)
| CURITIBA, Brazil – A 23-year-old Venezuelan woman was arrested at Foz do Iguaçu International Airport carrying over 4 kg of cocaine. The arrest was made late Sunday afternoon by Federal Police (PF) as the woman tried to board a flight to Sao Paulo and on to Syria.
Syria Bound Cocaine (Photo: PF/G1 PA)
| RIO DE JANEIRO – Monday morning, police in Campos, in northern Rio de Janeiro state, seized a large quantity of drugs hidden inside four tombs in the Caju Cemetery. Local police noticed men who appeared to be lookouts as well as suspicious traffic between the cemetery and a nearby shantytown, or favela.
Drugs recovered from Tombs (Photo: campos24horas.com.br)
