Source: Jornal Diário - 24/05/2012

Two carts full of smuggled cigarettes from Paraguay were apprehended by the Highway Police, at about 6:45 am yesterday, on the “Assis Chateaubriand” Highway, SP-425, in Regente Feijó. The drivers fled.

According to Lieutenant Rafael Fantini, from the Highway Police Base at Raposo Tavares (SP-270), the vehicles, one with Maduri (SP) and the other from Foz do Iguaçu (PR), did not respect the stop sign and followed. “When they realized they were being accompanied by the vehicles, they abandoned the trucks and fled, each one to one side,” he reported.
When the police went to inspect the vehicles, they located the cigarettes. It is estimated that 800 packs were in the trucks. “It is a common crime in the region, but in smaller quantities. They buy in Paraguay and distribute in large centers ”, analyzed the lieutenant.
The cops believe that possibly there would be a smaller car escorting him and he may have contributed to the criminals' escape.

The Águia helicopter, of the Military Police, was on the spot searching for the men, who will be framed for smuggling if captured.

The cargo and vehicles were sent to the Federal Police of Presidente Prudente.