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Brazil Seizes 500 Kg of Cocaine Hidden in Coffee at Rio Port

Investigators are tracing the shipment's supply chain under Operation Redentor 2 of the PF's Missão Redentor campaign.

Overview

  • Federal Police and Receita Federal located the drugs during a routine inspection of export containers on Thursday.
  • The cocaine was concealed in sacks of coffee slated for shipment to a European port, according to initial findings.
  • The operation was led by the PF's drug-repression unit in Rio with support from customs officers and sniffer dogs.
  • Authorities say the load was intended for distribution by transnational criminal groups, based on preliminary indications.
  • The seized material was sent to the PF Superintendence in Rio for legal procedures, and the investigation remains ongoing with no arrests reported.