Brazilian Police Seize Tobacco Smuggling
The Federal Police of Brazil's Road Department recently seized a case of tobacco smuggling in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, according to capitalnews. The confiscated items include 6,780 packs of cigarettes and 48 e-cigarettes.
According to the driver's statement, these tobacco products were originally intended to be transported from Campo Grande to Coxim. However, they have now been confiscated by the police, and the driver has been handed over to the Federal Police for further investigation.
According to reports, this incident occurred during a checkpoint on BR-163 highway, where the police stopped a Chevrolet Prisma car. The vehicle was found to be concealing multiple cartons of foreign cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Under police interrogation, the driver admitted to receiving these tobacco products in Campo Grande and planning to transport them to Coxim city.
Currently, both the drivers and the smuggled tobacco products are being handed over to the federal police for processing. The authorities have stated that they will strongly penalize such serious smuggling activities to safeguard social order and public interest.
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