Brazil seizes over 1,100 weapons and 1.5 tons of drugs from US, says official

BRASILIA, April 10 (Reuters) – Brazil’s tax revenue secretary ​Robinson Barreirinhas ‌said on Friday that more than 1,100 weapons were ‌seized ​over ⁠the past ⁠12 months arriving from the United States, and that ​in the first quarter ⁠alone ⁠authorities have seized ​more than 1.5 ​tons of drugs.

Brazil ‌has begun feeding a system with data ⁠on weapons entering Brazil from the U.S., ⁠Barreirinhas ‌said during the ⁠announcement of ​a ‌Brazil-U.S. action against ​organized crime.

(Reporting ⁠by Marcela Ayres; Writing by Isabel Teles, Editing by Franklin ​Paul)