PF Intercepts 100 kg of Marijuana in Truck on BR 101, in Itaboraí

Federal Police agents caught two men in the act who were transporting around 100 kg of marijuana in a truck, which was traveling along the BR 101 highway, in the municipality of Itaboraí, metropolitan region of Rio. Federal police officers stationed at the Drug Repression Police Station (DRE) approached the truck which showed suspicious characteristics during inspection. The team located the drug hidden behind bags of dried herb with a characteristic rosemary odor, a device used in an attempt to disguise the smell of the drug and make detection difficult. The marijuana load came from the Northeast and was destined for Complexo do Alemão, in the north of the capital, dominated by the criminal faction Comando Vermelho.