One man arrested with rifle, magazine and hundreds of rounds of ammunition on Wednesday (25), during the chase on the Rio-Niterói Bridge, in Niteróiin the Rio Metropolitan Region. The weapons were hidden inside the car’s dashboard. The arrests took place during a joint action between the Federal Highway Police (PRF) and the Federal Police (PF).
At around 8 pm, federal highway police officers from the 2nd Police Station of the PRF (Niterói) received information from the PF about the possible transport of illicit goods. At the toll plaza, the team ordered the suspect’s vehicle to stop. The driver did not comply and started to flee towards Niterói, but was stopped right in front of him.
During a search of the car, police found a rifle, ten magazines and 209 rounds of 5.56 mm caliber ammunition hidden in the vehicle’s dashboard, accessible via a gadget.
The driver claimed he picked up the material in a community in Rio’s North Zone and was going to deliver it to Niterói. He had a criminal record and was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet.
The incident has been forwarded to the Federal Police for investigation and appropriate action.
