Watch video: hashish is seized inside an air compressor at Rio International Airport

2022-05-14 06:57:29 By : Forrest Huo

Agents of the Division for Repression of Smuggling and Embezzlement of the Federal Revenue and men of the express remittance service of the customs of the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro seized just over three kilos of hashish, valued at around R$ 159 thousand, on the last day 20 The drug came from Miami, in the United States, and would go to Guarapari, in Espírito Santo.The drug came from Miami in the United States and was seized at the Rio de Janeiro International Airport Photo: ReproductionHashish is derived from marijuana that has its cultivation and medicinal and recreational use allowed in some states of the North American country.The drug was packaged and hidden in air compressors, which were opened by the inspectors with the help of tools such as a sander and a hammer.The route used by hashish traffickers is the same that was used for arms trafficking in 2017. In June of that year, civil police seized 60 rifles in the cargo sector of Rio International Airport, which were hidden in pool filters.At the time, it was found that the weapons also came from Miami, in the United States.It is not the first time that hashish has been seized by the Federal Revenue Service at Rio de Janeiro International Airport.In June 2020, 510 grams of the drug were seized at the scene, hidden in cereal bar boxes.At the time, the hashish also came from the United States and would go to São Paulo.The hashish seized on the 20th was sent to the Federal Police Superintendence (PF), in Praça Mauá.The PF opened an investigation to investigate the crime of international drug trafficking.