Military official arrested on route to G20 summit in Japan after drug found in luggage

He is the controversial Brazilian president who has promised zero tolerance on the country’s pervasive drugs trade – but it seems Jair Bolsonaro will need to start with his own entourage.

A member of his official military detail has been arrested en route to this week’s G20 summit in Japan – after being found with some 39kg of cocaine.

The Brazilian Air Force officer was detained during a stopover in Seville, Spain.

“The serviceman was found to have cocaine in his hand baggage that weighed a total of 39kg,” a spokesperson for the Guardia Civil said. “He was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and is currently in custody at our Seville headquarters waiting to appear before a judge.”

He was later named as 38-year-old Sergeant Silva Rodrigues by the Brazilian TV network RecordTV.


The plane – an advance flight ahead of Mr Bolsonaro’s own journey – was carrying a military delegation tasked with protecting the president during the summit in Tokyo.

Mr Bolsonaro confirmed the arrests in a statement on Tuesday, saying he had been informed of the incident by the country’s defence minister.


Jair Bolsonaro pulls Brazil from UN pact designed to protect migrants He said: “I immediately ordered the defence minister to cooperate with Spanish police to establish the facts and cooperate with every stage of the investigation, and to launch an investigation by the military police.

“There are around 300,000 men and women in the armed forces who are trained to uphold the highest principles of ethics and morality.

“If the airman is found to have committed a crime, he will be tried and convicted according to the law.” Speaking to reporters in Brasilia on Wednesday, vice-president Hamilton Mourao appeared to assume the officer’s guilt. “It's obvious that, given the amount of drugs he had on him, that he didn't just buy them around the corner and take them with him,” he said. “He was working as a qualified drug mule, let's put it that way."

Right-winger Mr Bolsonaro came to power in January on a promise to crack down on widespread crime in the South American country – including targeting the drugs trade. Just this month, he passed new legislation which will toughen penalties for traffickers and require users to undergo rehabilitation or face prison.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jair-bolsonaro-cocaine-g20-plane-drugs-entourage-brazil-silva-rodrigues-a8977141.html

Even the presido, thank God they were still in Spain.

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sykeng:
Even the presido, thank God they were still in Spain.

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that is unbelievable, a president with cocien

Watin we nor go hear

Setup!

Most illicit drugs comes through diplomatic pulse or route!

I smell a set-up to smear Senor Bolsonaro.

Just like all the non-conformist presidents are being set up by the global mafia one by one.

They just caught this one and the whole game will be messed up now.
If you wan seize real drugs, search presidential and military jets. Na who know go know.

janekeland:
that is unbelievable, a president with cocien

it was not the president. read again

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You "Yoots" should at least try to read before commenting now?!

It was a Seargent, AirForce Man who is part of an "advance forward security team" that carried the drugs, not the President.


I am afraid for this country with all the brainless Yoots it is producing o, really really worried.

Hey, chill out man!

D koko be say, cocaine was found in Brazilian President's airplane!

End of story!

This is definitely a setup.

Can’t tell me nothing!!!

39kg?? That is more than the accepted weight of a travel luggage + hand luggage. Definitely a setup!!

This is almost a full bag of Rice.

Oga don deny him messager because mission bust. World we live in

He is a mule ..a drug mule in diplomatic fleet..40kg powder.. Haba

They just comment on headlines

Don't believe these politicians so much. there can be three sides to any story.
1. The guy could have done it in association with some drug mules.

2. It is also possible that their president himself knew about it. It's a lot of officials going to the G20 summit, the President and his Entourage might need their cocaine diet to cool down tension after a hard Day's work. Some of these world leaders, both dead and alive are hardened drug users.

3. The guy could not have known anything about the drugs. He could have been setup without his own knowledge.

Just watch, this case will not receive any more media attention after this. The will kill the case.

Okay

Brasil is becoming extremely notorious in crime. They will soon overtake Mexicans and Columbians in drug related businesses.

Even a drunk fool knows this was a set-up......

DaV8King:
I smell a set-up to smear Senor Bolsonaro.

Just like all the non-conformist presidents are being set up by the global mafia one by one.

Hmmm you might be dam right

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Hey, chill out man!

D koko be say, cocaine was found in Brazilian President's airplane!

End of story!

And how is that the president fault?