Police seize 646 kg of cocaine-based paste after report of aircraft landing in MA

According to the PM, the police received information about the landing of an aircraft of unknown origin near the village of Cocal, in the rural area of ​​Santa Helena. The complaint indicated that a load had been removed from the plane and placed in a white pickup truck.

During the search, police located a vehicle with the characteristics reported. According to the PM, the driver did not obey the order to stop and fled along MA-106, towards the municipality of Turilândia.

The chase ended at a rural property, where the two occupants abandoned the truck and attempted to flee on foot. According to police, the suspects shot at the soldiers, who returned fire.

During the confrontation, Victor Lucas Correa Ferreira Lopes was shot and died. With him, the police seized a .38 caliber revolver.

The second occupant of the truck managed to escape through a wooded area. The Military Police are carrying out searches to try to locate him.

In the body of the vehicle, the police found 19 volumes of a substance with characteristics of cocaine-based paste, which weighed approximately 646 kilos. The drug was sent to the Civil Police Station for legal proceedings.

The name of Victor Lucas Correa Ferreira Lopes also appears associated with records of a homicide that occurred in Minas Gerais. In July 2020, a man identified as Victor Lucas Ferreira Lopes was arrested on suspicion of killing his 30-year-old ex-girlfriend, whose body was found inside a refrigerator, in Belo Horizonte.

The Civil Police will be responsible for investigating the origin and destination of the drugs, in addition to identifying other people who may be involved in transporting the cargo.