July 10, 2025
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Enforcement activities – Million-dollar cargo of more than 3,000 counterfeit products seized on BR-265
An operation by the Minas Gerais Military Highway Police resulted in the seizure of a million-dollar load of counterfeit and smuggled products on Wednesday afternoon, July 10, on the BR-265 highway, at KM 214, in Barbacena. The action was carried out by the Road Tactics Group (GTR) during an operation to crack down on smuggling and embezzlement.
The police team approached a Sprinter vehicle that aroused suspicion. When they searched the vehicle, the soldiers found a large quantity of foreign products without any tax documentation, indicating a crime of illegal logging. The driver did not present any invoices or proof of the goods’ lawful origin. A total of 3,033 items were found, all with signs of counterfeiting or irregular importation.
The driver was arrested, had his constitutional rights guaranteed and was taken to the Federal Police Station in Juiz de Fora, where he will be charged with the crime of embezzlement.
