VIDEO: Father, sons and nephew arrested with weight-loss drugs hidden in socks and underwear in Paraná

Father, sons and nephew arrested with weight-loss drugs hidden in socks and underwear The Federal Highway Police (PRF) arrested a man, two of his sons and a nephew after finding 1.560 ampoules of tirzepatide hidden in socks, underwear and the dashboard of a car stopped on BR-277, in Cascavel, in western Paraná. A third son of the driver, a teenager, was also apprehended. The stop occurred on Monday night (15), at km 570 of the highway.

According to the PRF, the officers doubted the information provided by the driver during the inspection and decided to conduct a more thorough search. ✅ Follow g1 Foz do Iguaçu on WhatsApp During the personal search, the agents found ampoules of the medication hidden between the driver's legs. According to the PRF, he confessed he would be paid to transport the load to Curitiba. Subsequently, the police discovered that the other occupants of the vehicle were also hiding medication attached to their bodies, including inside the socks and underwear.

The remaining ampoules were hidden in the car's dashboard. See the video above. Weight-loss drug ampoules were hidden in the socks and underwear PRF/PR According to the PRF, the seized tirzepatide is of foreign origin and has no registration with the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa).

Furthermore, the medicines were being transported without the required refrigeration, which must be maintained between 2°C and 8°C. The four adults were arrested in flagrante and sent to the Federal Police. They must answer for crimes against public health and corruption of minors. The teenager was taken to the Civil Police for the procedures provided for in the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA). The entire seized load was forwarded to the Federal Revenue. Read also: Homicide: 14-year-old teenager found dead and semi-nude in a forest area in Paraná Cousins missing for more than a month: police search in new city Struck by branch and m Curitiba: 22-year-old youth suffers serious injuries VIDEOS: Most watched on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 West and Southwest.