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Police find 290kg of marijuana in church-owned plane

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2023-05-30 16:42:47  • 1 min

Marijuana parcels seized from plane owned by evangelical church

Marijuana parcels seized from plane owned by evangelical churchClose

Police have seized 290kg (640lbs) of marijuana from a plane registered under the name of a Brazilian branch of an evangelical church.

The single-engine aircraft was scheduled to depart from a private hangar at Belm International Airport.

One person was arrested at the scene, despite attempting to the flee.

Footage released by Brazil's Federal Police showed the discovery, which took place on Saturday.

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