Highway Police seizes 2,4 million packs of cigarettes

By ETCO
30/05/2012

Source: Secretariat of Public Security - SP (São Paulo / SP) - 23/05/2012

2.400.000 packs of cigarettes were seized on Wednesday morning (23).

At around 7 am, military policemen from the 2nd Company of the 2nd Battalion Road were conducting an inspection on the Raposo Tavares Highway, near the city of Presidente Prudente. They distrusted the cargo trucks and told the drivers to stop.

When they found the packs, they warned the other teams along the highway. In all, six trucks were caught. The police seized the cigarettes and recorded the occurrence of contraband at the Federal Police Station of Presidente Prudente.

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