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A driver of a funeral car was caught in the act for drug traffickingOn the night of Thursday (29) on BR-262, in Terenos (MS). The Federal Highway Police (PRF) found 162.37 kilos of cocaine inside the coffin that was in the vehicle’s body. The identity of the suspect was not disclosed.
According to police, the unusual occurrence was at km 385 of the highway, when the vehicle was approached. The driver even presented a vehicle document, a death certificate and a transfer authorization, indicating that he was carrying a body.
Cocaine was hidden in a funeral coffin and was disobeyed after police felt chemical odor. – Photo: Promotion PRF
However, during the survey of the mandatory equipment of the vehicle, The team felt strong chemical odor and, to Opening the lid of the coffin, which was just fitted, found several cocaine tablets.
The man confessed that he knew the existence of the drug and was hired to transport the illicit load between Corumbá and Campo Grande.
The prisoner and the drug were sent to the Terenos Civil Police Station.
