Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Arkadiusz Marchewka gave new information about the crew of the “Javor” ship, which was arrested in a Brazilian port in early October. He reported that the local court “decided to return the passports of all crew members and allowed them to leave the country.”
“I received the latest information about the crew of the “Javor” ship, who were arrested in the port of Sao Luis, Brazil. The Brazilian court decided to return the passports of all the crew members and allowed them to leave the country. Support consulate and the participation of the Polish shipping company, which the ship belongs to, allowed the crew to return home,” the deputy minister wrote on platform X.
Half a ton of cocaine on a Polish ship in Brazil
At the beginning of October, the cargo ship “PZM” arrived at the Brazilian port of Ithaca in San Luis to pick up a cargo of soybeans. He waited in the anchorage for two days. On October 4, one of the sailors noticed a broken seal at the entrance to one of the empty rooms (the so-called empty space) between the superstructure and the holds. Inside were wrapped packages. The captain was alerted and he informed the police through the agent. Officers determined that the suspicious package was cocaine. Only half a ton.
PŻM reported on October 6 that the crew of a freighter prevented drug trafficking. Then Krzysztof Gogol of Polska Žegluga Morska reported that the drug packages were probably planted at night.
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Drugs were found on the Polish cargo ship “Jawor” PŻM
MS Jawor is 230 meters long. The anchorage is not tightly controlled and South American drug cartels are increasingly trying to use merchant ships for smuggling.
The crew of MS “Chavor”, which arrived in Brazil at the beginning of October, consists of 20 people. Half of them are Poles, the rest are Ukrainians, Bulgarians and Romanians. The representative of PJM emphasized that the crew of the Polish ship acted according to the rules. He also reminded that the time on the ship is recorded.
Main photo source: PŻM
