The Federal Highway Police (PRF) seized, on the afternoon of Wednesday (6), about 40 kg of gold during an approach in the city of Altamira, in the southwest of Pará.
The approximate value of the load is $ 23 million.
Preliminary information indicates that the material was being transported in a pickup truck.
The vehicle was stopped around 3:20 pm on a highway that cuts the municipality. The driver was taken, along with the gold seized, to the headquarters of the Federal Police in the region.
The action occurs two days after another major seizure made by the PRF, when 103 kg of gold were found in Boa Vista (RR). At the time, the material valued at about $ 60 million was in a car occupied by a couple and a baby.
103 kg of gold in Roraima
About about In the city of Boa Vista, in Roraima. The action was carried out by the PRF (Federal Highway Police), this Monday (4).
The seizure occurred during an inspection at the time of the Macuxis Bridge, on BR 401, when police approached the vehicle.
Inside the car was a 30 -year -old man, A 32 -year -old passenger, identified as his wife and a lap child.
During the operation, agents initially found a small amount of gold, but when performing more detailed searches, they found more than 100 gold bars hidden in hidden compartments of the car.
The occurrence is still being investigated by the Federal Police of Roraima to discover the origin, destination and property of the seized gold.
