Brazil police seize 500 kg drugs at clandestine airstrip; traffickers torch plane, flee

Brazilian Federal Police raided a clandestine airstrip, prompting drug traffickers to set their aircraft on fire and escape, abandoning 12 bags of cocaine (approx. 500 kg). The plane was reportedly from Bolivia, highlighting cross-border narcotics smuggling routes. The incident underscores ongoing drug trafficking activity in the region, though no arrests were made.