Military Police (Polícia Militar)
🇧🇷 Brazil · Gendarmerie · 268 reports
- People arrested
- 347
- Plants destroyed
- 827,493
- Cannabis seized
- 99.7242 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Three arrested, two cannabis tablets seized in Ponte Nova raid
Military Police arrested a 36-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old buyer during a raid on a suspected drug point in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, on 10 November 2026. Officers seized two cannabis tablets alongside crack, cocaine, three phones, bookkeeping notes and R$2,474 in cash, transferring all three to the Civil Police.
Arrested 3Cash confiscated BRL 2,474Two arrested with 500 g of hashish in ride-hailing car in Timbo
Military Police arrested a man and a woman in a ride-hailing car on Rua Aristiliano Ramos in Timbo on 10 November 2026. Officers seized about 500 g of a hashish-like substance in five wraps from the woman's bag and took both suspects to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 2Cannabis 500 gThree arrested with 132 g of cannabis in Paranavai
Military Police in Paranavai arrested three people on a scooter in Vila Operaria on 10 November 2026, seizing 132 grams of maconha, 50 zip-lock bags, a scale and a knife. The three were taken to the Civil Police station, and no names, charges or court outcome were reported.
Arrested 3Cannabis 132 gMan held with 104 g of marijuana near school in São Carlos do Ivaí
Military Police arrested a 30-year-old man near a school in central Sao Carlos do Ivai on 10 November 2026, seizing 104 grams of marijuana alongside crack. He was taken with the drugs to the Civil Police station in Paraiso do Norte for further procedures.
Arrested 1Cannabis 104 gWoman detained with 160 g of cannabis in car in Apucarana
Military Police detained a woman in Apucarana, Paraná, on 10 November 2026 after finding about 160 grams of cannabis in her car. Officers stopped her Chevrolet Prisma following an anonymous tip, seized six packages from a backpack, and impounded the vehicle.
Arrested 1Cannabis 160 gVehicles confiscated 1Man sentenced to 6 years in Rio Preto for 513 g cannabis in Land Rover
The 4th Criminal Court of São José do Rio Preto sentenced Walace de Paula Batista Dionisio to 6 years, 9 months and 20 days in closed prison for trafficking aggravated by firearm use. Police had arrested him in November 2025 in a Land Rover at Parque da Liberdade 4 with a 513.26 g brick of pressed cannabis and a .380 pistol.
Arrested 1Convicted 1Sentenced 1Cannabis 513.26 gTwo detained with 1.25 kg of marijuana in Petrolina raid
Military police detained a man and an adolescent in Vila Garrancho, Petrolina, during Operation Sao Francisco II on 10 November 2026 after they tried to flee over a rooftop. Officers seized 1.25 kg of marijuana plus scales, phones and a machete and took both people to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.25 kg25-year-old held guarding 250 cannabis bars in Uberlândia house
Military Police arrested a 25-year-old man at a recently rented house in Uberlândia's Vigilato Pereira neighbourhood being used as a drug and weapons depot. Officers seized about 250 bars of marijuana and three pistols with suppressed serial numbers.
Arrested 124-year-old arrested with 365 g of cannabis in Paranaguá
Military Police arrested a 24-year-old man with 365 grams of cannabis on Rua das Copaíbas in Jardim Iguaçu, Paranaguá, on 10 November 2026. He admitted holding the divided drug for sale and was taken with it and a phone to the 1st Police Subdivision.
Arrested 1Cannabis 365 gTwo teenagers held with over 1.1 kg of cannabis in Vargem Grande do Sul
Military police in Vargem Grande do Sul, São Paulo, apprehended two adolescents suspected of drug trafficking on Rua Roberto Sordile Modena on 10 November 2026. Officers seized a crumbled cannabis portion plus a 343-gram cannabis brick and 346 zip-lock portions weighing 800 grams hidden in nearby bushes.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.143 kg10 kg of marijuana seized in scrubland in Pescaria, Maceio
Shock Company officers seized about 10 kg of marijuana hidden in scrubland in Pescaria, on Maceio's northern coast, after an anonymous tip during a patrol. The drugs were taken to the Central de Flagrantes, and no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 10 kgThree adolescents held with hashish, skunk and marijuana in Vitória
Military Police detained three adolescents in Vitória on 9 November 2026 after two stops that found marijuana, hashish and skunk, along with cocaine, crack and cash. Civil Police recorded an infraction equivalent to drug trafficking for each and released all three to their guardians.
Arrested 3Released 3Sites 131-year-old arrested with 35 marijuana portions in Arapiraca
Military Police arrested a 31-year-old man in the Canafístula neighbourhood of Arapiraca on 9 November 2026 after discovering a bag thrown into a backyard containing 35 marijuana portions, crack and cocaine. He was taken to the Central de Flagrantes and remained detained on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Man on house arrest held with marijuana and crack in Barbacena
Military Police in Barbacena, Minas Gerais, arrested a 32-year-old man on house arrest after finding cannabis and crack on a pavement in bairro Boa Vista on 9 November 2026. Officers monitoring his car saw him hide a bag containing a portion of marijuana and 16 crack rocks while another police team searched his unoccupied residence in bairro São José.
Arrested 1Man in ankle monitor stopped with 38 g of cannabis in Arapongas
Military Police in Arapongas stopped a man wearing an electronic ankle monitor on Rua Ema in the Araponguinha neighbourhood on 9 November 2026. Officers seized a package containing 38 grams of cannabis and took him to the 22nd Police Subdivision for proceedings related to drug possession for personal use.
Cannabis 38 g6.4 kg of cannabis seized by Tactical Force in Barra do Garças
The Tactical Force seized about 6.4 kg of cannabis in the Wilmar Peres neighbourhood of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, on 9 November 2026. Officers found six tablets plus one portion along with scales and packaging, and sent everything to the Civil Police for investigation.
Cannabis 6.4 kg5.69 g cannabis seized after mall parking fight in Rio Preto
A parking-queue dispute after an alleged collision at a Jardim Planalto shopping centre in São José do Rio Preto ended in assaults on 9 November 2026. Military Police then found four partly consumed cannabis cigarettes totalling 5.69 g in the SUV, which its 26-year-old driver said was for personal use.
Cannabis 5.69 gTwo arrested with 7.26 kg of cannabis in Costeira do Pirajubae
BOPE officers of Santa Catarina's Military Police arrested two men at a house in Costeira do Pirajubaé, Florianópolis, on 9 November 2026 over a drug-selling and motorcycle delivery operation. Police seized about 7.1 kg of marijuana and 160 g of skank alongside cocaine, ecstasy, MDMA, mushrooms, packaging gear, .38 rounds and a false-bottom delivery box.
Arrested 2Cannabis 7.26 kg21-year-old arrested with 14 cannabis portions and R$5,500 in Cuiabá
Military police arrested a 21-year-old man accused of running a drug sales point from a studio flat in Cuiabá's Jardim Liberdade neighbourhood on 9 November 2026. Officers seized 14 portions of marijuana found on him and inside a refrigerator, alongside packaging supplies and R$5,500 in cash.
Arrested 1Cash confiscated BRL 5,500Two detained in Planura truck stop with revolver and 22 cannabis plants
Military Police stopped a truck in Planura, Minas Gerais, on 9 November 2026 and detained two suspects after finding a .38 revolver and marijuana in the vehicle and at a residence. Officers seized 22 cannabis plants, 40 flowers, three portions and 50 seeds along with the gun, ammunition and a scale, and took both suspects to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 22Sites 1Seeds 501,071 kg of marijuana seized from Paraguay boat in Santa Helena
Federal and military police seized 1,071 kg of pressed marijuana from a speedboat arriving from Paraguay in rural Santa Helena, Paraná, on the night of 9 November 2026. Suspects on the riverbank fled into woodland, abandoning the fibre boat and approximately 60 bales of the drug.
Cannabis 1.071 tVehicles confiscated 119-year-old held with 20 marijuana packs, hashish in Ipatinga shed
Military Police in Ipatinga arrested a 19-year-old man after tip-offs led them to a shed in Vila Celeste where 20 packages of marijuana and 12 portions of hashish were stored. Officers seized the cannabis alongside cocaine paste, scales and a phone, and transferred the youth to the Civil Police.
Arrested 1About 19,000 marijuana plants eradicated in rural Juazeiro, Bahia
Bahia military police eradicated a marijuana planting of about 19,000 plants in caatinga near Quipa in rural Juazeiro on 9 November 2026. Officers of the 74th CIPM/Rural destroyed the crop and sent samples to Juazeiro's drugs and narcotics station.
Plants destroyed 19,000CPE arrests man with 2.04 kg of skunk after a delivery handover in Ceres
Military police in Ceres, Goiás, arrested a man suspected of drug trafficking after his intelligence team watched him collect a bag from a motorcyclist and followed him to a house in the Jardim Sara Ribeiro. Officers seized about 2.04 kilograms of skunk-type material, a precision scale and plastic film, and he was arrested in the act under the drug law.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 2.04 kgSites 1Paraguayan, 22, arrested with 5 kg of cannabis in motorcycle box
Paraná's Border Police Battalion arrested a 22-year-old Paraguayan man in Marechal Cândido Rondon on 9 November 2026 after finding more than five kilograms of cannabis in the storage box of a motorcycle with Paraguayan plates. He told officers he was to be paid 1,000 reais to transport the drug.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5 kgMan arrested with 7 cannabis plants in a Tupaciguara yard
Military Police in Tupaciguara arrested a man on 8 November 2026 after a domestic-violence call and found seven cannabis plants in the yard. He said he grew and sold the drug to supplement the family's income, and was taken to the Civil Police.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 7of them seized 738 cannabis strips seized after suspect flees in Paty do Alferes
Military police seized 38 cannabis strips weighing about 209 grams in Arcozelo, Paty do Alferes, after a suspect fled and abandoned a bag. No one was arrested and the drugs were registered at the 96th Police Station in Miguel Pereira.
Arrested 0Cannabis 209 gTwo men arrested and cannabis seized in rural Durandé; car impounded
Military Police arrested two men, aged 25 and 30, for drug trafficking in Córrego Igrejinha dos Vieiras, in the rural zone of Durandé, Minas Gerais, on Sunday 8 November 2026. Officers seized three portions of cannabis, 24 cocaine packets, a .40-calibre round, 196 reais in cash, three mobile phones and the suspects' car.
Arrested 2Vehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated BRL 196Man arrested with 610 g of marijuana in Nossa Senhora do Socorro
Military Police officers in Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Greater Aracaju, arrested a man on 8 November 2026 after seeing him beside a garage in what looked like a drug handover. He said he sold marijuana, and officers found about 610 grams of the drug, a precision scale, cling film and R$9 in the garage.
Arrested 1Cannabis 610 gTwo cannabis plants seized from a public alley in Bela Vista de Minas
Military Police officers in Bela Vista de Minas, Minas Gerais, seized two cannabis plants growing in an alley on public ground in the Bandeirantes neighbourhood on the night of 8 November 2026. The 40-year-old man accused of cultivating them was not found, and the plants were sent to the Civil Police station.
Plants destroyed 217-year-old held in Barra do Garças with cannabis and cocaine portions
Military police apprehended a 17-year-old suspected of drug trafficking in the Santo Antônio neighbourhood of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, finding marijuana portions in a bag and beside a water tank. Officers also seized cocaine base paste, a substance similar to ecstasy and packing materials, and took the youth to the local police station.
Arrested 1Man, 25, arrested with 471 g of marijuana in a taxi in rural Tapurah
Military Police in Tapurah, Mato Grosso, arrested a 25-year-old man on the night of 8 November 2026 after stopping a taxi in the rural zone and finding about 471 grams of marijuana on him and in a bag inside the car. No arrests of the driver were reported; the man was taken with the drugs to the Civil Police.
Arrested 1Cannabis 471 gFive cannabis plants seized in Itapira after a domestic-violence call
Military police seized five cannabis plants at a house in Itapira's São Benedito neighbourhood on the night of 8 November 2026, after a domestic-violence call in which a woman and her 16-year-old daughter were attacked. The resident handed over the plants voluntarily; the suspect fled on a motorcycle and was not found.
Plants destroyed 5Woman, 31, arrested at Batingas party; police find 1.039 kg of cannabis
Military police arrested a 31-year-old woman at a party on a chácara in Arapiraca's Batingas neighbourhood on 8 November 2026 and then found 1.039 kg of marijuana above the ceiling of her home on Rua Princesa Isabel. Officers also seized crack, cocaine, R$135 in cash and a notebook of drug accounts, and booked her for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.039 kgCash confiscated BRL 135Eight cannabis plants found in Ipatinga house; two men arrested
Military Police searching Ipatinga's Cidade Nobre neighbourhood for a man who escaped a hospital escort instead found a house with eight cannabis plants. A 31-year-old said the plants were his and was arrested for trafficking, and a 35-year-old at the house was detained on an open arrest warrant.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 8Sites 1Couple held in Presidente Getúlio with 30.5 kg of marijuana in their car
Military police arrested a man and a woman in Presidente Getúlio, Santa Catarina, after stopping their car and finding 30.5 kilograms of marijuana in tablets, which they said the pair had fetched on the coast to supply local dealers. Officers also seized 2.1 kilograms of cocaine, 457 ecstasy pills, the car, two phones and 72 reais, and took the two to the police station in Rio do Sul.
Arrested 2Cannabis 30.5 kgCash confiscated BRL 72Couple arrested with 4.8 kg of marijuana in a car boot in Dois Vizinhos
Military Police in Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, arrested a man and a woman for drug trafficking on 8 November 2026 after finding a backpack with nine and a half bars of marijuana, about 4.8 kg, in the boot of their car. Officers took both and the drug to the Civil Police, where the arrest in flagrante was formalised.
Arrested 2Cannabis 4.8 kgMan arrested with 260 g of marijuana and 4 g of hashish in Morro do Horácio
Military Police arrested a man for drug trafficking on the night of 8 November 2026 in the Morro do Horácio in Florianópolis, during Operação Lei e Ordem, and seized drugs already divided into portions. The cannabis found with him weighed 260 grams of marijuana and 4 grams of hashish, among other drugs, two precision scales and 529 reais in cash.
Arrested 1Cannabis 264 gCash confiscated BRL 529Teen held in Tapera with 99 cocaine portions plus cannabis
Military police apprehended an adolescent on Servidão Tupi in Tapera, Florianópolis, seizing cocaine alongside hashish and marijuana. Officers found part of the drugs hidden under construction sand and took the youth to the capital's on-duty central police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10 gCash confiscated BRL 597Two arrested with 92 marijuana portions in Arapiraca
Military police motorcycle patrol arrested two men on Rua Costa Gama in Cacimbas, Arapiraca, on 8 November 2026 after finding 92 marijuana portions weighing about 110 grams. The men were booked for drug trafficking and taken to the Central de Polícia with the drugs, a phone, R$64 and their motorcycle seized.
Arrested 2Cannabis 110 gCash confiscated BRL 6432-year-old driver arrested with 5 rounds and cannabis in Jaciara
Military Police arrested a 32-year-old driver in Jaciara on 8 November 2026 after finding five 9mm rounds and a portion of maconha in his red pickup. His passenger jumped from the moving vehicle and escaped, and the driver was taken to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 1420 g cannabis seized with cocaine and crack in Pimentel
Police seized 420 g of cannabis alongside cocaine and crack hidden in an alley in Pimentel, Teresopolis, on 7 November 2026 after a group fled from patrol officers. No suspects were arrested and the drugs were taken to the 110th police station.
Arrested 0Cannabis 420 gMan arrested in Porto Belo with 200 g of marijuana delivered in two cities
Military Police stopped a man at around 23h on 7 November 2026 in the Perequê neighbourhood of Porto Belo and found six cocaine portions on him. At a house he indicated in Itapema they found about 200 grams of marijuana and a precision scale, and he said he delivered drugs in Porto Belo and Itapema.
Arrested 1Cannabis 200 gBus passenger arrested with 13.3 kg of marijuana in Ampére
Border police in Paraná arrested a 24-year-old man after finding 19 tablets of pressed marijuana, 13.3 kilograms in total, in his luggage on an interstate bus in Ampére. He was arrested in the act for drug trafficking and taken to the Civil Police station in Santo Antônio do Sudoeste, with the BPFRON estimating the seizure at R$ 26,000.
Arrested 1Cannabis 13.3 kgMan arrested with 29 g of marijuana after motorcycle flee in Bento Gonçalves
Military Police arrested a man for drug trafficking on the night of 7 November 2026 in Vila Nova, Bento Gonçalves, after he tried to flee on a motorcycle. Officers found 29 grams of marijuana, 13 portions of cocaine, R$ 223 and three phones, and seized the motorcycle.
Arrested 1Cannabis 29 gVehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated BRL 22324-year-old suspected of driving homicide motorcycle held with cannabis in Coxim
Military police in Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, arrested a 24-year-old man on 7 November 2026 during enquiries into a homicide, after he threw away a package containing a small amount of marijuana. Officers seized the drug, a mobile phone and a red Honda Pop motorcycle; police suspect he drove the bike used in the killing.
Arrested 1Man arrested with 300 g of marijuana in Álvares Machado
Military Police arrested a man in flagrante in Álvares Machado, São Paulo, after a sniffer dog led teams to 11 marijuana portions behind an outbuilding. The 11 portions totalled 300 grams, and officers also seized R$247, a phone and drug preparation and packaging materials.
Arrested 1Cannabis 300 gCash confiscated BRL 247Man taken to police station after CPE finds cannabis in Catalão sobrado
Military police officers in Catalão, Goiás, entered a two-storey house on Avenida Guanabara on the night of 7 November 2026 after smelling cannabis from the balcony, and seized a piece of cannabis-like material, ten divided portions, a precision scale and a knife. One man was taken to the police station with the material; no weight, charge or court outcome was reported.
Arrested 1Sites 1Two held with 934 g cannabis in drone-to-prison plot in Campo Grande
Military police in Campo Grande arrested two men in the early hours of 7 November 2026 for allegedly using a drone to deliver cannabis and mobile phones to a prison. Officers seized 934 grams of cannabis, six phones, a DJI Air 3S drone and a Ford Ka valued together at R$97,000; a third suspect escaped.
Arrested 3Cannabis 1 kgVehicles confiscated 1Man held with 100 g cannabis and 700 g cocaine in Penápolis
Military Police arrested a man in flagrante for suspected drug trafficking in Jardim Tóquio, Penápolis, in the early hours of 7 November 2026. Officers seized 14 portions of marijuana weighing about 100 grams alongside about 700 grams of cocaine, plus cash, a phone and packing materials.
Arrested 1Cannabis 100 gCash confiscated BRL 654470 g of marijuana seized in abandoned Suzano drug bag
Military Police in Suzano seized an abandoned plastic bag holding about 470 grams of marijuana plus cocaine and crack in the Miguel Badra neighbourhood on 7 November 2026. The man seen with the bag fled and was not located, and the drugs, a phone and R$110 were taken to the Central Police Station.
Cannabis 470 gCash confiscated BRL 110139 g of cannabis seized in empty Itabuna drug house; no arrests
Military police found 85 g of pressed marijuana, 10 g of gold marijuana and 44 g of hashish in an uninhabited property in Santa Inês, Itabuna, on 6 November 2026. No suspects were present, and all the material was taken to the regional police station.
Arrested 0Cannabis 139 g69 kg of cannabis and hashish seized in Foz do Iguaçu
Federal and military police seized about 69.2 kg of marijuana and hashish in Foz do Iguaçu on 6 November 2026 after watching a boat cross the Paraná River from Paraguay. The suspects fled into woodland and the drugs went to the Federal Police station for legal procedures.
Cannabis 69.2 kg17-year-old caught delivering 1.862 kg of marijuana to an Içara car wash owner
Military police in central Içara stopped a 17-year-old at a car wash on the afternoon of 6 November 2026 and seized 1.862 kilograms of marijuana he said he was delivering to the 34-year-old owner. The owner damaged his phone and tried to flee, was arrested, and both were taken to the duty police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.862 kgMan held, teenager taken in as police seize 87 marijuana wraps in Feira de Santana
Military Police in Feira de Santana seized 60 wraps of marijuana from a teenager at Conjunto Renascer in Parque Ipê and 27 wraps from a man at the Conceição Ville condominium in the Conceição neighbourhood on 6 November 2026. The teenager was taken to the police station for underage offenders and the man was presented at the city's central flagrant-offence station with the seized material.
Released 1Cash confiscated BRL 42Two arrested in Aracaju's Jardim Centenário with marijuana and hashish
Sergipe Military Police arrested a couple in Jardim Centenário, Aracaju, on 6 November 2026 on suspicion of drug trafficking. Officers seized portions of marijuana and hashish alongside cocaine, plus a scale, R$67 and a motorcycle, and took the pair to the Central de Flagrantes.
Arrested 2Cash confiscated BRL 67Man held in Catalão with 200 g of marijuana and 50 g of hashish
Military police in Catalão, Goiás, detained a man suspected of drug trafficking on the night of 6 November 2026 and seized 200 grams of marijuana and 50 grams of hashish after stopping him in the street and searching his home. The same operation found cocaine portions, 100 grams of escama de peixe cocaine and a precision scale; the man was taken to the police authority with the material.
Arrested 1Cannabis 250 gSites 1Man held with 8 cannabis bricks and pistol in São Luís
Police in São Luís arrested a motorcyclist on 6 November 2026 after he fled into a house in Comunidade Leonel Brizola, seizing eight pressed marijuana bricks, hashish, a 9mm pistol and R$1,000. The man remained in custody for drug trafficking following the Operation Muralha Metropolitana action.
Arrested 1Sites 1Vehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated BRL 1,000Man arrested as police seize 8 cannabis plants in Anchieta
Military police seized one cannabis plant in Nova Jerusalém and seven more in Maimbá, Anchieta, on 6 November 2026, plus seeds and growing materials at the second house. A man wanted for homicide was arrested at the first house, while no suspect was found at the second.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 8Sites 2Man arrested with 500 g of maconha in Pires do Rio
CPE officers arrested a man for suspected drug trafficking on highway GO-309 in Pires do Rio on 6 November 2026. Officers seized about 500 grams of maconha, a precision scale and a motorcycle after searching him and his residence.
Arrested 1Cannabis 500 gVehicles confiscated 1Man arrested with 32 kg of cannabis in Bauru
Military police in Bauru arrested a man after finding about 32 kilos of cannabis, cocaine portions, cash and a scale in his vehicle. He was taken to the police station and held at the disposal of the courts.
Arrested 1Cannabis 32 kgCash confiscated BRL 3,248Man arrested with 10 cannabis portions for resale in Lucas do Rio Verde
Military Police arrested a man for drug trafficking in Lucas do Rio Verde on 6 November 2026 after finding cannabis portions on him and at his home. Officers seized 10 portions of maconha, a precision scale and a phone; the suspect said he bought the drugs to resell from Comando Vermelho members.
Arrested 1BOPE seizes 250 kg of cannabis in Palhoça after driver flees and fires at police
Officers of Santa Catarina's BOPE special operations battalion seized about 250 kg of cannabis packed in boxes in a Fiat Fiorino in Palhoça on the night of 6 November 2026. The driver abandoned the car, fired at the police as he fled and got away; he had not been found.
Cannabis 250 kgThree arrested in Rotam raid on a Tijucal barbershop and a house in Cuiabá
Military police from the Rotam tactical battalion arrested three men aged 19, 20 and 40 at a barbershop and a house in Cuiabá's Tijucal neighbourhood, seizing marijuana, cocaine paste and ice along with cash. The men were taken to a police station with the seized material, and no weights or charges were reported.
Arrested 3Sites 2Two arrested with cannabis in Itaúna after man caught running with a bag
Military police arrested a 38-year-old and a 42-year-old for drug trafficking after stopping the younger man running with a bag in Itaúna's Nogueira Machado neighbourhood on the night of 6 November 2026. The search found portions of cannabis and, at a house searched with the ROCCA and GEPMOR units and a sniffer dog, more cannabis and a phone; both men were taken to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 244-year-old arrested with 16 g of cannabis after crash in Cascavel
Military police arrested a 44-year-old man in central Cascavel on the night of 6 November 2026 after a rear-end collision, and a search of his car found 16 g of a substance described as cannabis. A breathalyser recorded 0.94 mg/L of alcohol, and he was taken to the police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 16 gPharmacy robbery suspect arrested in Seabra with five kilos of marijuana
A 41-year-old man wanted since June over the theft of slimming medicines from a pharmacy was arrested in the centre of Seabra, Bahia, on 6 November 2026. Police found about five kilograms of marijuana, a scale and a mobile phone in a property he used and arrested him in the act for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5 kgSites 1Couple arrested with 616 g of marijuana and one plant in Caxias do Sul
Brigada Militar officers in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, arrested a couple for drug trafficking during a vehicle check on Avenida Dr. Mário Lopes on 6 November 2026. Officers seized 616 grams of marijuana in six portions, one cannabis plant, R$ 242 in cash, a scale, packing bags and the car, along with cocaine and crack recorded separately.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 1Cannabis 616 gCash confiscated BRL 242Man arrested with 915 g of marijuana in a Rondonópolis neighbourhood
Military police from the RAIO battalion arrested a man in Rondonópolis's Residencial Maria Tereza on 6 November 2026 after residents reported drug sales from a house, seizing about 915 grams of marijuana and a precision scale. He was already wearing an electronic ankle monitor and had previous drug-trafficking records; the case went to the 1st Civil Police Station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 915 gMan arrested with 81 g of cannabis at a Corbélia street stop
Military police in Corbélia, western Paraná, detained a man after a street approach on 6 November 2026 and seized 81.21 grams of cannabis from him and from a bag carried by a 17-year-old girl with him. He said the drug was his for his own use and denied selling it, and the incident report went to the local civil police chief.
Arrested 1Cannabis 81.21 g15-year-old apprehended with 52 g of cannabis in Londrina
Military police apprehended a 15-year-old boy on the night of 5 November 2026 in the União da Vitória area of southern Londrina, Paraná, saying he threw away an object as a ROCAM patrol approached a known drug-dealing spot. The seizure included 46 grams of marijuana and 6 grams of hashish, alongside cocaine and crack that are not counted as cannabis, and R$10 in cash.
Arrested 1Cannabis 52 gCash confiscated BRL 1025-year-old arrested with hashish and marijuana in Ubá
Military police arrested a 25-year-old man for suspected drug trafficking and resisting arrest in Ubá's Santa Edwiges neighbourhood on 5 November 2026, seizing hashish, marijuana portions, a scale, cash and a phone. The arrest came during searches after two robberies, and no weights were published.
Arrested 13,000 cannabis plants burned at a Remanso plantation; no one arrested
Bahia's Military Police, with the 25th Independent Military Police Company and the Bahia Civil Police, found and burned about 3,000 cannabis plants on a roughly one-hectare plantation in the Olho D'água district of rural Remanso. Officers seized about 17 kg of cannabis ready for use, seeds, scales, a pump, an air rifle, a phone and three motorcycles, and made no arrests.
Arrested 0Plants destroyed 3,000Area 1 haCannabis 17 kgMan, 33, held with 845 g of cannabis on first day of PM operation at Morro do Mocotó
Military Police arrested a 33-year-old man described as the "disciplina" of the Morro do Mocotó in Florianópolis on the first day of Operação Lei e Ordem, seizing 845 grams of cannabis. He was held for trafficking and resisting arrest and already faced a warrant for trafficking, association, robbery and illegal possession of a firearm.
Arrested 1Cannabis 845 gMan, 22, arrested with 102 g of marijuana in Nova Alvorada do Sul
Military police arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking in Jardim Eldorado, Nova Alvorada do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, on the night of 5 November 2026, seizing 13 marijuana portions weighing about 102 grams. He told officers he had arranged a drug delivery that ended in a shooting of another 22-year-old in October.
Arrested 1Cannabis 102 g26-year-old arrested with 1.06 kg of marijuana in Jaraguá do Sul
Military police arrested a 26-year-old man for drug trafficking on the night of 5 November 2026 at a house on Rua Ovídio Spezia in Jaraguá do Sul's Três Rios do Sul neighbourhood after a passer-by reported the smell of marijuana. He handed over about 60 grams of marijuana and a cocaine portion, and a search of the house found another 1 kg of marijuana in a rucksack and a precision scale.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.06 kgMan arrested as police close a drug-selling house in Três Barras
Military police arrested a man for drug trafficking at a house in the São Cristóvão neighbourhood of Três Barras, Santa Catarina, on the night of 5 November 2026. Officers who stopped people leaving with crack found crack, cocaine and marijuana inside, plus small notes, packing material and seven mobile phones; no weight was published.
Arrested 1Sites 1Man arrested with 445 g of marijuana after Rotam stop near Ivaiporã
Rotam officers stopped a car on the PR-466 in the rural area of Ivaiporã, Paraná, on the night of 5 November 2026 and found 247 grams of marijuana in it. A search of the man's home in Manoel Ribas turned up another 198 grams, and he was arrested for drug trafficking with 445 grams in total, a mobile phone and the car.
Arrested 1Cannabis 445 gTwo young men arrested at an Itacarambi drug point, marijuana and cocaine seized
Military police arrested two young men, 19 and 22, on 5 November 2026 at a house in Bairro São José, Itacarambi, Minas Gerais, after anonymous complaints of drug sales. Officers seized a marijuana bar and 32 bags of marijuana along with cocaine and crack, R$ 53, phones, a scale and a motorcycle, while a 28-year-old suspected of running the point escaped.
Arrested 2Vehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated BRL 5325 kg of Pakistani hashish found in rented Vila Velha house; no arrests
Military police found about 28 kg of drugs, including 25 kg of Pakistani hashish, marijuana and skunk, in a rented house in Bairro Santa Inês, Vila Velha, on the night of 5 November 2026. No one was arrested, and the material was sent to the 2nd Regional Police Station.
Arrested 0Cannabis 27.881 kgPolice seize about 30 kg of cannabis in a Vila Harmonia house in Anápolis
Goiás civil and military police seized about 30 kg of cannabis in a house in the Vila Harmonia neighbourhood of Anápolis on the night of 5 November 2026, after stopping a car carrying a couple. One man was arrested and a motorcycle seized; the Civil Police kept the case under investigation.
Arrested 1Cannabis 30 kgMan arrested in Camaçari with a replica pistol and one cannabis plant
Military police arrested a man in flagrante in Camaçari's Jardim Limoeiro neighbourhood on 5 November 2026 with a replica Glock pistol, ammunition and drug packaging, and he led them to a cannabis plant kept in a house. The plant and a drone were seized and the man was taken to the 18th Territorial Police Station.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 1Man, 51, arrested with 474 g of cannabis and pistol in Arapiraca
Military Police arrested a 51-year-old man at a house on Rua Cícero Torres in the Brasília neighbourhood of Arapiraca on the night of 5 November 2026, finding a 9mm pistol hidden in a refrigerator motor and about 474 grams of cannabis. He was held on suspicion of drug trafficking and illegal possession of a restricted firearm, and was taken to the Civil Police station in Arapiraca.
Arrested 1Cannabis 474 gCash confiscated BRL 425Man arrested with 17 marijuana wraps and other drugs in Viçosa
Military police arrested a man in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, on 5 November 2026 after finding drugs packed for sale near a stairway in the Bom Jesus neighbourhood. Alongside cocaine, crack and ecstasy, officers seized 17 wraps of marijuana, a phone and R$150 in cash, and took him to the Civil Police.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 17Cash confiscated BRL 150Man arrested with 112.2 g of marijuana near a park in Irati, Paraná
Military police in Irati, Paraná, arrested a man on 5 November 2026 after he fled a motorcycle stop without a driver's licence, returned to the spot and was found near Parque da Vila São João with a portion of marijuana-like substance weighing 112.2 grams. The marijuana and the man were taken to the 41st Regional Police Station, and no charge or custody decision was reported.
Arrested 1Cannabis 112.2 gMan, 20, arrested with 28 cannabis portions in Sinop
Military Police cavalry officers arrested a 20-year-old man for drug trafficking in Sinop's Jardim das Oliveiras neighbourhood on the night of 5 November 2026, seizing 28 cannabis portions, a precision scale, R$ 60 and an iPhone. He told officers he belonged to the Comando Vermelho and worked as a "lojista", the faction member who sells drugs.
Arrested 1Man arrested in Itapoã with three cannabis bars and 30 portions
Federal District military police arrested a man in Itapoã on 5 November 2026 after residents reported drug sales in Quadra 01 of Fazendinha, seizing four portions from him on the street and 26 more in a house on QL 05. In total officers recorded three bars and 30 portions of marijuana-like material, plus a scale, two knives and a phone, and took him to the 6th Police Station.
Arrested 1Bus passenger arrested with 3 kg of hashish at Igarapava
Highway police stopped a Goiânia–Florianópolis bus in Igarapava, São Paulo state, and found 30 slabs of hashish, about three kilos, in a passenger's bags. The man was arrested for trafficking and taken to the Ituverava police station; police valued the seizure at 210,000 reais.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3 kgMan, 20, arrested with 212 kg of marijuana in Laguna Carapã traffic stop
Military Police in Laguna Carapã, Mato Grosso do Sul, seized 199 marijuana tablets weighing about 212 kg from a Fiat Uno on 5 November 2026 and arrested the 20-year-old unlicensed driver, valuing the load at a preliminary R$ 424,000. Police say the driver admitted he was to take the car from a Ponta Porã petrol station to Dourados for R$ 20,000.
Arrested 1Cannabis 212 kgMan arrested with 96 g of marijuana in Craíbas police raid
Military police arrested a 30-year-old man for drug trafficking on the night of 5 November 2026 in Povoado Ipojuca, Craíbas, Alagoas, after a sniffer dog found a bag of marijuana and cocaine thrown over a wall. Officers seized 25 marijuana portions weighing 96 grams, alongside cocaine and crack that are not counted as cannabis.
Arrested 1Cannabis 96 gTwo held with 202 g of marijuana and cocaine in Praia Grande
Military police stopped two young men on a motorcycle on a rural road in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, seizing 202.4 g of marijuana and 16.2 g of cocaine from the passenger's jacket. Both were taken to the Civil Police station in Araranguá on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Arrested 2Cannabis 202.4 gDriver held with over 100 g of marijuana after fleeing police in Mossoró
Military Police in Mossoró arrested a 26-year-old man in the Malvinas neighbourhood on 5 November 2026 after he tried to drive away from a patrol car. Officers found more than 100 g of marijuana, a scale, packaging and more than R$400 in cash in the vehicle, and he was booked for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 100 gCash confiscated BRL 400Six detained after 49.85 kg cannabis chase in Saltinho
Military police detained six people, including two adolescents, after a chase in Saltinho, Santa Catarina, in the early hours of 5 November 2026. Officers seized 49.850 kg of marijuana bound for Chapecó and fired four shots after the driver tried to ram their car; no one was hurt.
Arrested 6Cannabis 49.85 kgInjured 0Vehicles confiscated 2Man arrested with 75 g of cannabis in Pau D'Arco
Military police arrested a man on 5 November 2026 in Pau D'Arco, rural Arapiraca, after he threw a bag of drugs over a wall during a Canil search. Officers seized 75 grams of cannabis, plus crack, a cocaine-like substance and R$13.45, and took him to the city police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 75 gCash confiscated BRL 13.517-year-old apprehended in Tangará da Serra with 2 tablets, 33 cannabis portions
Military police in Tangará da Serra apprehended a 17-year-old girl in the early hours of 5 November 2026 after a trafficking tip, seizing two marijuana tablets and 33 portions plus a precision scale. Because she is a minor the case is handled under Brazil's child and adolescent statute, and no weight or value for the drug was published.
Arrested 1Colombian passenger arrested with 5.6 kg of hashish on Andradina bus
Highway police stopped a Campo Grande–São Paulo bus at kilometre 631 of the Marechal Rondon highway in Andradina before dawn on 5 November 2026 and found 5.6 kg of hashish in four cardboard tubes. A Colombian passenger was arrested and taken to the Federal Police station in Araçatuba, with police valuing the seizure at 56,000 reais.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5.6 kg24 cannabis-like plants and an improvised grow room found in Mogi Mirim home
Military police seized 24 cannabis-like plants and an improvised, lit growing structure at a house in the Jardim Santa Clara neighbourhood of Mogi Mirim on 4 November 2026, acting on an anonymous tip. Two men were questioned along with others in the house, including two adolescents, and everyone was released after the incident report was filed.
Plants destroyed 2425-year-old arrested with 3.6 kg of cannabis in Amparo, São Paulo
Military police in Amparo, São Paulo, arrested a 25-year-old man on 4 November 2026 after stopping his car and then searching his home and an adjoining plot on his account. Officers seized about 3.6 kg of pressed marijuana, cannabis flower and dry, along with R$11,782 in cash and packaging, and the man stayed in custody at the Serra Negra police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.60482 kgCash confiscated BRL 11,782Fugitive, 24, arrested in central Igaratinga with four cannabis bars
Military police in Igaratinga, Minas Gerais, arrested a 24-year-old man on an open final arrest warrant during a routine patrol on 4 November 2026. He told officers he kept drugs at home, where they seized four bars of marijuana, and was taken to the Civil Police station in Pará de Minas.
Arrested 1Man on ankle monitor arrested with 170 g of cannabis in Belo Jardim
Military Police in Belo Jardim, Pernambuco, arrested a man wearing an electronic ankle monitor on 4 November 2026 after he ran from a Tactical team. Officers seized about 170 grams of cannabis, a portion found on him and the rest in a nearby empty plot, with 20 reais in cash, a precision scale and packaging material.
Arrested 1Cannabis 170 gCash confiscated BRL 2019-year-old held in Arraial d'Ajuda with marijuana, hashish and delivery motorbike
Civil Police arrested a 19-year-old in Arraial d'Ajuda, Porto Seguro, on 4 November 2026 on suspected drug trafficking by motorcycle delivery, seizing 32 marijuana portions, a hashish portion, cocaine pins, a taser and R$ 126.55. He is separately investigated over a 2025 homicide and a 2024 kidnapping and attempted murder near Trancoso.
Arrested 1Cash confiscated BRL 126.6Man arrested with 36 marijuana bars and 28 tablets in Uberlândia
Military Police arrested one man at his home in the Laranjeiras neighbourhood of Uberlândia on 4 November 2026 after a tip to the unified reporting line. Officers seized 36 bars, 28 tablets and hundreds of wraps of marijuana, cocaine packets, a .32 revolver, 13 rounds and his vehicle, and took him to the police station.
Arrested 133-year-old arrested with 1.1 kg of cannabis in Gravatal
Military Police arrested a 33-year-old man for drug trafficking in Gravatal's Pouso Alto neighbourhood on the night of 4 November 2026 after reports of drug sales by tele-entrega delivery. Officers found 1 kg of marijuana in his car and a further 96.9 grams at his home, alongside small amounts of cocaine and ecstasy.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.0969 kgCouple arrested with 19 cannabis bars in Juiz de Fora
Military police in Juiz de Fora arrested a 24-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman accused of storing drugs for the Comando Vermelho. Officers recovered 19 bars of maconha with the help of sniffer dogs after the couple allegedly threw them from a balcony into a neighbouring scrapyard.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 19One cannabis tablet seized from 26-year-old in Montes Claros
Military police stopped a 26-year-old man leaving a vegetation area in Bairro José Corrêa Machado, Montes Claros, on 4 November 2026 and found a small marijuana-like tablet in his pocket. Checks showed prior records for trafficking, robbery and receiving, and the tablet and incident report were forwarded to the competent authorities.
29-year-old arrested with 1.5 kg of cannabis in Blumenau
Military Police arrested a 29-year-old man in Itoupava Norte, Blumenau, on the night of 4 November 2026 after he fled a traffic stop and was found at the bus terminal. Officers seized about 1.5 kilograms of marijuana from his car and took him to the Civil Police station with the vehicle and drug.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.5 kgTwo arrested in Betim with 32 cannabis plants and 25 kg of the drug
Military Police arrested two men for suspected drug trafficking in Betim's Vila Cristina neighbourhood on 4 November 2026. Officers from the Rotam unit seized 32 cannabis plants, about 25 kg of cannabis in bars and portions, dry and ice concentrates, two precision scales and materials for assembling grow tents.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 32Cannabis 25 kgMan released after police seize 1.1 g of cannabis in Borrazópolis
Military Police in Borrazópolis seized 1.1 grams of cannabis from a man who dropped a wrapper when he saw a patrol on 4 November 2026. He was identified, signed a commitment to attend a hearing, and was released.
Released 1Cannabis 1.1 gTeen detained with 312 g of cannabis in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
Military police detained an adolescent in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe on 4 November 2026 after finding 83 small portions and two larger quantities of cannabis weighing about 312 grams. Officers also seized cannabis seeds, three phones and two precision scales, and took the youth with his mother to the Civil Police for procedures for the alleged infraction.
Arrested 1Cannabis 312 g18-year-old arrested with 39 cannabis portions hidden in Cuiabá lot
Rotam military police arrested an 18-year-old man for drug trafficking in Cuiabá's Lixeira neighbourhood late on 4 November 2026, finding three cannabis portions on him and another 36 hidden in a nearby vacant lot. He was handed to the Civil Police at the city's Central de Flagrantes, and no weight, value or court outcome was published.
Arrested 120-year-old arrested with cannabis and cocaine wraps in Patos de Minas
Military Police arrested a 20-year-old for drug trafficking in Jardim Panorâmico, Patos de Minas, on 4 November 2026, seizing a marijuana cigarette, another marijuana portion and 45 cocaine wraps. He was taken to the Civil Police station; no cannabis weight was published.
Arrested 1Two brothers arrested with 24 cannabis wraps, 3 plants in Montes Claros
Two brothers aged 18 and 20 were arrested for suspected drug trafficking in Monte Sião, Montes Claros, on 4 November 2026 after police found drugs in their house. Officers seized 24 marijuana-like wraps and three marijuana-like plants alongside crack, cocaine and R$105, and took both suspects to the Civil Police.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 3Police seize 66 cannabis plants in an Andaraí grow room
Military police seized 66 cannabis plants from a clandestine greenhouse on Rua Glicia in Morro do Cruz, Andarai, during an operation on 4 November 2026. The Borel UPP led the wider action with BOPE across Borel, Casa Branca and Morro do Cruz, and the case was sent to the 19th Precinct in Tijuca with no arrests reported.
Plants destroyed 66Three arrested in Palmas with 1.738 kg of cannabis taken from a bus
Military police stopped a white car in southern Palmas on 4 November 2026 and arrested two men and a woman who had taken packages from a bus, seizing 1.738 kg of cannabis together with the car and three phones. The three said the drug was for their own use but were booked in the act for trafficking.
Arrested 3Cannabis 1.738 kgTwo arrested with 28 cannabis wraps in Campos' Portelinha 2
Military Police arrested an adult and apprehended a 14-year-old in Portelinha 2, in Campos dos Goytacazes, on 4 November 2026, seizing 28 wraps of cannabis. The same raid produced cocaine, crack and loló, which are excluded from the cannabis figures; both were booked for trafficking and held.
Arrested 2Two men arrested with 10 cannabis bars on MG-188 in Paracatu
Highway Military Police arrested two men aged 29 and 34 at km 185 of the MG-188 in Paracatu after finding 10 marijuana bars and one cocaine bar in a suitcase in their car trunk. The men had left Uberlândia for Paracatu and were taken with the drugs and car to the Civil Police.
Arrested 217-year-old detained with 2 kg of marijuana on bus in Sapucaia
Military police apprehended a 17-year-old boy on a Viação Rio Doce bus in Jamapará, Sapucaia, during an inspection on the BR-393. Officers found about 2 kg of marijuana and three hashish tablets; he was booked for conduct analogous to drug trafficking and remained detained.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 2 kg53-year-old arrested as 14 cannabis bars found in rural Caratinga home
Military Police found 14 bars of cannabis hidden in a hard-to-reach compartment of a house in Córrego dos Macacos, in rural Caratinga, Minas Gerais, on the morning of 4 November 2026. The 53-year-old resident was arrested and taken to the Civil Police with the drugs and preparation materials; police said the material belonged to another man, whom officers did not find.
Arrested 1Passenger arrested with about 2.75 kg of suspected cannabis in Dois Vizinhos
Military police arrested a passenger in an app-based car in Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, on 4 November 2026, after finding about 2.75 kg of a substance analogous to marijuana. The driver was released, and officers seized the suspected cannabis and a mobile phone.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.75 kg54 kg of cannabis seized near MS-324 in Água Clara
Military and Civil Police in Água Clara detained three people after a traffic stop led from a white VW Gol to a wooded drug hideout near highway MS-324. Officers seized 59 cannabis tablets weighing about 54 kilograms, alongside a separate cocaine portion, packaging materials and cash.
Arrested 3Cannabis 54 kgMan arrested with marijuana and a precision scale in Aracaju's Bugio
Sergipe Military Police arrested a man in Aracaju's Bugio neighbourhood on 4 November 2026 after GETAM patrol officers stopped him riding a motorcycle against traffic. A search found marijuana wrapped in cling film at his waist, and he was taken to a police station with the motorcycle, a phone and a precision scale.
Arrested 1Two arrested with 46.3 kg of cannabis on BR-277 in Guarapuava
Military police stopped a white Volkswagen Gol on the BR-277 in Guarapuava in the early hours of 4 November 2026 and found 45.3 kg of cannabis blocks plus about 1 kg of dry cannabis concentrate in the boot. Two men aged 19 and 21 were taken with the car and drugs to the 14th Police Subdivision.
Arrested 2Cannabis 46.3 kgCouple arrested restocking 49 marijuana portions at Venâncio Aires drug point
Brigada Militar officers arrested a 21-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman at about 7:30 a.m. on 4 November 2026 in Bairro Battisti, Venâncio Aires, saying they caught them restocking a drug-selling point called the “Boca do Mack”. Officers seized 49 marijuana portions, 18 cocaine portions and three cellphones, and both were taken to police.
Arrested 229-year-old arrested with skunk and cocaine in Barbacena car
Military Police arrested a 29-year-old man for drug trafficking in bairro Campo, Barbacena, on 4 November 2026 after finding drugs in a backpack inside a Ford Fiesta Sedan. Officers seized one bar and nine portions of skunk alongside cocaine, a precision scale, cash, a cheque and phones, and the car was impounded.
Arrested 1App driver arrested with 25.69 kg cannabis on SP-255 in Araraquara
Highway patrol officers arrested a 25-year-old app driver at km 89 of the SP-255 in Araraquara, seizing 19 tablets totalling 25.69 kg of maconha from his Fiat Mobi. He was booked for drug trafficking and sent to Santa Ernestina jail, while the DISE drug unit investigates the Ribeirão Preto to Jaú route.
Arrested 1Cannabis 25.69 kgTwo men taken to PM post with 0.26 g cannabis in Toledo
Military police stopped two men in Praça Duque de Caxias in Toledo and found 0.26 gram of cannabis in one man's bag, which his friend claimed as his own. Both were taken to the 4th PM Company for procedures and released after signing an undertaking to appear, with the case initially treated as personal consumption.
Arrested 2Cannabis 260 mgFive held with 13.2 kg of marijuana in Timbó
Military Police detained five people in a vehicle on Rua Blumenau in Timbó, seizing about 13.2 kg of marijuana plus 21 g of hashish. The occupants were taken to the on-duty police station in Blumenau as a drug-trafficking case.
Arrested 5Cannabis 13.221 kg44-year-old arrested with 1.97 g of marijuana in Adamantina
Military Police in Adamantina, São Paulo, arrested a 44-year-old man for drug trafficking on the evening of 3 November 2026 after a tip that drugs were being sold at a house. Officers found two marijuana portions weighing 1.97 grams, plus 16 crack portions and a phone, and held him at the disposal of the courts.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.97 gTwo arrested in Sorocaba with 3.5 kg of marijuana in 11.8 kg haul
Sorocaba military police arrested two men on 3 November 2026 after a car chase ended on Alameda do Horto, seizing 562 marijuana portions and two tablets weighing 3.504 kg. The whole haul was counted at 11.842 kg of drugs, most of it cocaine, crack, cannabis ice and fentanyl citrate that are excluded from the cannabis figure.
Arrested 2Cannabis 3.504 kg23-year-old arrested as 9 marijuana plugs found in Varginha square planter
Military police arrested a 23-year-old man in central Varginha on 3 November 2026, saying he sold drugs in Praça Getúlio Vargas and hid his stock in the planters of its trees. Officers found nine marijuana plugs and six cocaine packets hidden in a planter and seized R$ 55 and a phone from him.
Arrested 1295 g of cannabis seized from an Itabuna trafficking base, no arrests
Military police searching an abandoned building on Rua Ribeirópolis in Itabuna's Sarinha Alcântara found 215 grams of pressed marijuana, 80 grams of Gold marijuana and four pieces of hashish, besides cocaine and crack. The suspects escaped and no one was arrested; the material went to the local police station for the Civil Police investigation.
Cannabis 295 g16-year-old held with 7 kg of cannabis in Paraty
Military police apprehended a 16-year-old with about 7 kg of marijuana in Corisco, Paraty, on 3 November 2026. The teenager was treated for injuries, then held at the Paraty station on a trafficking-analogous charge with the drugs and a motorcycle seized.
Arrested 1Cannabis 7 kg31-year-old held with 4 cannabis bars and 2 potted plants in Formiga
Military Police arrested a 31-year-old man on a motorcycle in Formiga's Cidade Nova neighbourhood on the night of 3 November 2026 and then searched his home. Officers reported four bars of maconha and two cannabis plants grown in pots, alongside ecstasy tablets, scales and cash that are not counted as cannabis.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 2534 kg of marijuana found in two abandoned cars in Terra Roxa
Three men fled into the woods when police approached two cars being loaded on Estrada Paulista in Terra Roxa, western Paraná, on 3 November 2026, and were not found. Officers took 534 kg of marijuana from the abandoned vehicles, a seizure the security forces put at R$ 1.254 million in losses to crime.
Cannabis 534 kgThree arrested in Sapezal nightclub raid with about 100 drug portions
Military Police in Sapezal arrested two women and a man on the night of 3 November 2026, saying they belonged to a criminal faction and held about 100 portions of substances analogous to cocaine and cannabis. After complaints of drug sales inside a nightclub, officers went on to a house where they found the rest of the cocaine and cannabis portions, cocaine paste, R$300 and trafficking materials.
Arrested 3Two arrested with 34.59 kg of cannabis in an Uberlândia house
Military Police seized 34.59 kg of cannabis in about 100 tablets and two sacks from a house in Aclimação, Uberlândia, on 3 November 2026. Two men aged 35 and 38 were arrested and taken to the on-duty Civil Police station with the drugs and other seized items.
Arrested 2Cannabis 34.59 kgSeven arrested in Zona da Mata drug raid with cannabis seized
Military police arrested seven people in an integrated anti-drug operation across Carangola, Fervedouro, Divino and Orizânia in Minas Gerais' Zona da Mata. Searches seized marijuana and hashish alongside cocaine, crack, weapons, vehicles and cash, with all suspects and materials sent to the Civil Police.
Arrested 7Three arrested as police seize 15.9 kg of cannabis in Camboriú
Santa Catarina's 12th Military Police Battalion arrested three men at two houses in Camboriú on 3 November 2026 after surveillance by ROCAM patrols and battalion intelligence. Officers seized 15,589 kg of maconha and 283 grams of haxixe, reported as 15,872 kg of drugs, plus scales, knives, phones and R$680 in cash, and took the men to the police station for legal procedures.
Arrested 3Cannabis 15.872 kg43-year-old arrested with 6 cannabis lumps in Santa Tereza
Military police in Minas Gerais arrested a 43-year-old man in the Santa Tereza neighbourhood after finding cannabis and cash on him and searching two homes. Officers reported six portions of cannabis and three crack stones seized in total, and took the arrested man to the police station.
Arrested 124-year-old held as 11.48 g cannabis seized in Tapejara
Civil and Military Police detained three people including a 24-year-old in a 3 November 2026 anti-trafficking operation in central Tapejara, Paraná. Officers seized 11.17 grams of marijuana and 0.31 gram of hashish, alongside crack, cash and drug-preparation materials.
Arrested 3Cannabis 11.48 gSuspected delivery dealer arrested with 2 kg cannabis near Imbituba
Military Police arrested a man in Campo d’Una, on the Imbituba–Garopaba border, on the night of 3 November 2026 on suspicion of selling drugs by tele-entrega (delivery). Officers seized about 1.98 kg of cannabis — marijuana, hashish and skunk — from his car and guesthouse room, alongside cocaine, a scale, phones and cash.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.9777 kgMan arrested with 2.02 kg marijuana in São José dos Campos
Military police arrested a man in a supermarket parking lot in Cidade Morumbi, São José dos Campos, on 3 November 2026 after finding three blocks of marijuana in his backpack. Police put the seizure at 2.020 kg and said the suspect claimed he would be paid R$600 to deliver it; he remained in custody for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.02 kgTwo arrested in Barracão with 287 g cannabis and 9 plants
Police arrested two men aged 23 and 26 at a house in Bairro Alvorada, Barracão, seizing about 287 grams of marijuana and nine cannabis-like plants. Officers also seized crack, marijuana seeds, coca leaves, phones and foreign cash during the joint Paraná–Santa Catarina operation.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 9Cannabis 287 gSuspect shot dead after chase; 29 kg seized in Angelina
Military police shot dead 37-year-old Raniele Volski de Oliveira after he fled from Major Gercino to Angelina and fired at officers during a pursuit. Officers seized about 29 kg of cannabis in two styrofoam boxes from his Ford EcoSport.
Cannabis 29 kgDeaths 119-year-old arrested with skunk cannabis and oxi in Manaus
Military police arrested 19-year-old Edney da Silva Lima in Comunidade Mundo Novo, Manaus, seizing skunk marijuana portions alongside oxi stones, cash and a scale. He was taken to the 6th DIP after officers said a drug-selling point had been reported on the street.
Arrested 119-year-old arrested with 103 grams of cannabis in Blumenau
Military Police arrested a 19-year-old man for drug trafficking in Vila Nova, Blumenau, on 3 November 2026 after he fled into a convenience store. Officers found a lump of marijuana weighing about 103 grams in his pocket and took him to the police station with the seized drug.
Arrested 1Cannabis 103 gMan arrested with 3.5 kg of marijuana at home in Maceió
Military Police arrested an unnamed man in Santos Dumont, Maceió, after finding about 3.5 kg of marijuana and a precision scale in his home. He was medically examined, taken to the Central de Flagrantes and booked for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.5 kgDelivery worker held with 883 g of cannabis in Presidente Prudente
A 31-year-old delivery worker was arrested in flagrante in Presidente Prudente after police found an 882.69-gram brick of cannabis in his home that he said he had bought to resell. He remains in custody while Civil Police seek access to his telematic data to advance the trafficking investigation.
Arrested 1Cannabis 882.69 gTwo arrested with 1.6 kg of marijuana in Fernandópolis
Military Police arrested two men for drug trafficking on 3 November 2026 in the Redentor neighbourhood of Fernandópolis after they discarded drugs during a patrol. Officers seized about 1.6 kg of marijuana plus cocaine, crack, cash, a scale and a phone, and the pair remained held at the Plantão Policial.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.6 kgTeen held with 49 g of marijuana in Tubarão Campestre sweep
Military Police detained an adolescent in Campestre, Tubarão, seizing 49.2 grams of marijuana in individual portions and 150 reais in cash on 3 November 2026. The cannabis seizure was one of three same-day drug actions in Tubarão, and the reported cocaine and crack seizures are excluded from cannabis figures.
Arrested 1Cannabis 49.2 gTwo held as hashish and marijuana seized in five Guarapari areas
Military Police seized hashish and marijuana alongside cocaine, crack and a revolver in five Guarapari neighbourhoods over an extended holiday, detaining one man and apprehending one adolescent. Village do Sol yielded 10 hashish units and 14 marijuana bundles, while Portal Clube yielded 39 hashish units and about 42 g of hashish.
Arrested 2Cannabis 42 g33-year-old arrested with cannabis and pistol in Caratinga
Military police arrested a 33-year-old man for suspected drug trafficking in Salatiel, Caratinga, after an anonymous tip led officers to his home and vehicle. They seized maconha bars and portions, a loaded .380 pistol with ammunition, scales and drug-preparation materials.
Arrested 1Two 17-year-olds seized with cannabis in Guajará-Mirim
Military Police in Guajará-Mirim detained two 17-year-olds near the Pérola Negra clandestine port, seizing 12 synthetic-drug capsules and three portions of cannabis. One teen said he bought the drugs in Bolivia and had already sold part in Brazil.
Arrested 215.59 kg of cannabis seized near Projeto N4, Petrolina
Military police seized 15.59 kg of marijuana and a .22-calibre rifle near Projeto N4 in rural Petrolina on the night of 2 November 2026 after a tip about drug dealing; the suspect fled and no one was arrested. The drugs and firearm were taken to Petrolina's duty police station for legal measures.
Cannabis 15.59 kgAbout 9 kg of cannabis seized in Bom Despacho vegetation
Military Police seized about 9 kg of suspected marijuana hidden in vegetation in Vila Gontijo, Bom Despacho, on 2 November 2026. All nine blocks were seized, and police said inquiries continued to identify those responsible.
Cannabis 9 kgMan arrested with 500 g of cannabis in São Raimundo, Valadares
Military Police arrested a motorcyclist in São Raimundo, Governador Valadares, on 2 November 2026 after he threw away a bag holding about 500 grams of cannabis. He was treated at the Regional Hospital, taken to the police station, and his motorcycle, cash and phone were seized.
Arrested 1Cannabis 500 g180 g of cannabis seized in Vila Vitoria raid in Petrolina
Military police seized 180 g of marijuana alongside cocaine and a precision scale in searches of shacks in Vila Vitória, Petrolina, on 2 November 2026. The drugs were taken to the Civil Police station, which is investigating those responsible; no suspects were detained.
Cannabis 180 g367 kg of cannabis seized from Paraguay boat in Foz do Iguaçu
Border police and federal officers seized 367.04 kg of cannabis in Profilurb II, Foz do Iguaçu, on 2 November 2026 after watching a boat from Paraguay unload into a car. The men carrying the load fled into woodland and were not found; police put the loss to traffickers at R$764,480.
Cannabis 367.04 kg61-year-old arrested with 1,006 kg cannabis in Pelotas
Military police arrested a 61-year-old man for drug trafficking on 2 November 2026 in Jardim Europa, Areal, Pelotas. Officers seized 1,006 kg of marijuana alongside crack, cash, scales, a phone and a pickup, and took the man to the Civil Police.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.006 tMan shot dead as police seize 919 g cannabis in Caraguatatuba
Military police shot dead a young man during an intervention on 2 November 2026 in Jardim Olaria, Caraguatatuba, after police said he pulled a handmade gun and ignored orders to drop it. Officers then seized about 919 g of suspected cannabis in the house, and a resident woman was held for damaging a patrol vehicle before being released on bail.
Arrested 1Cannabis 919 gDeaths 1Three cannabis plants and stolen pickup seized in Cascavel
Military Shock officers seized three cannabis plants and a stolen Volkswagen Amarok pickup in Bairro Quebec, Cascavel, on 2 November 2026. No one was arrested; the plants and the stripped vehicle were sent to the 15th Police Subdivision for legal procedures.
Plants destroyed 3Driver arrested with 4.1 kg of cannabis on BR-470 in Agronômica
Military Police stopped a speeding car on BR-470 at Agronômica on 2 November 2026 and seized about 4.1 kg of marijuana plus 501 g of crack from the boot. The driver, who admitted collecting the drugs in Itajaí to deliver them in Pouso Redondo, was arrested with the car, drugs and a phone and taken to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.1 kg2 men arrested with 2 kg of skunk worth R$150,000 in Planaltina
Military highway police arrested two men on highway DF-345 in Planaltina on 1 November 2026 after smelling cannabis from their red car. Officers seized about 2 kg of skunk valued at R$150,000, and the pair were taken to the 16th Police Station where flagrante was recorded.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2 kgMan arrested with bar and 21 wraps of marijuana in Araguari
Military Police arrested a man in flagrante for suspected drug trafficking on 1 November 2026 in Araguari's Bosque neighbourhood after an anonymous tip about Rua Inhambus. Officers seized a marijuana bar, 21 wraps, a precision scale, a phone and R$368 in cash and took him to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 1Woman arrested as 35.5 maconha, 6 skunk tablets seized in Rio Verde
Military Police raided a drug depot in Dom Miguel, Rio Verde on 1 November 2026 and arrested the woman accused of guarding the stock. Officers seized 35.5 maconha tablets and six skunk tablets alongside crack, cocaine, scales and wrapping film.
Arrested 153-year-old man arrested for drug trafficking in Patos de Minas
Military Police arrested a 53-year-old man for drug trafficking in Caramuru, Patos de Minas, on 1 November 2026 after finding crack and cannabis at his house. Officers seized R$150, a phone and more cannabis, with a sniffer dog locating additional drugs at his home and a neighbouring house.
Arrested 1Police seize 4 cannabis portions in empty Paranoa house
Military police seized three skunk portions, one dry portion, cocaine and cash from a house in Quadra 32, Paranoá, on 1 November 2026. No resident was found and all material was sent to the 6th Police Station for investigation.
Woman and teen caught with 12.7 kg of cannabis on bus
Military Police detained a 21-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl at the Nova Alvorada do Sul bus terminal on 1 November 2026. Officers seized about 12.7 kg of suspected marijuana from their luggage on a Campo Grande–Maringá bus.
Arrested 2Cannabis 12.7 kg27-year-old arrested with marijuana hidden in pillow in Nova Era
Military Police arrested a 27-year-old man in Nova Era, Minas Gerais, on 1 November 2026 for allegedly selling drugs advertised by messaging app. Officers seized a large package of marijuana hidden in a pillow plus two smaller portions and took him to João Monlevade.
Arrested 1Two arrested with 20 skunk packages worth R$400,000 in Piracuruca
Piauí police arrested two men on highway PI-110 at Mororó, Piracuruca, seizing 20 packages of skunk. Police valued the cannabis, known locally as 'supermaconha', at about R$400,000.
Arrested 2Man arrested with 200 g of marijuana in Lages
Military Police arrested a man in the Getal neighborhood of Lages after he abandoned a bicycle and fled on foot. Officers seized 12 portions of marijuana weighing about 200 grams from his escape route and residence.
Arrested 1Cannabis 200 gApenado arrested with cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy in Porto Velho
Military police arrested a monitored apenado in Nova Esperança, Porto Velho, on 1 November 2026 after he fled over house walls. Officers seized multiple drug portions including cannabis alongside cocaine and ecstasy-type drugs and took him to the flagrante department.
Arrested 1Suspect held with 77 g cannabis and cocaine in Itaberaí
Police in Itaberaí arrested a suspected dealer after finding about 56 g of marijuana and 10 portions of skank weighing about 21 g in his bedroom, alongside cocaine portions. He was taken to the Central de Flagrantes for drug-trafficking proceedings under Article 33 of Law 11.343/2006.
Arrested 1Cannabis 77 gMan arrested with 197 cannabis bars after BR-040 chase in Minas
Military Police arrested a 45-year-old driver in Conselheiro Lafaiete after a pursuit on the BR-040 and seized 197 bars of marijuana. Officers found 25 bars in his Fiat Argo and 172 more dumped in vegetation, alongside cocaine pins and an ecstasy-like substance.
Arrested 1Four arrested with cannabis and crack in São João del-Rei
Military Police arrested two couples aged 19 to 25 in separate drug-trafficking cases in São João del-Rei on 29 and 31 October 2026. Officers seized portions of marijuana and crack, cash and phones, and sent all four suspects to the competent authorities.
Arrested 4Man, 23, arrested with skank, hashish, marijuana in Ouro Branco
Military Police arrested 23-year-old J.I.P.S. for drug trafficking on 31 October 2026 in Belvedere, Ouro Branco, seizing skank, a marijuana tablet and a hashish tablet plus LSD-like pills. He was taken to the Civil Police with the drugs, a precision scale and a mobile phone.
Arrested 121-year-old arrested with 141 g of cannabis in Alto Caparaó
Military Police arrested a 21-year-old man in rural Córrego Três Barras, Alto Caparaó, on 31 October 2026 after he fled on a motorcycle and hid under a bridge. Officers seized about 126 g of marijuana and 15 g of hashish, plus ecstasy, cocaine, cash and two phones.
Arrested 1Cannabis 141 gTwo detained as replica pistol and cannabis seized in São Carlos
Military Police stopped two men in Vila Nova, São Carlos, on 31 October 2026 and seized a replica pistol and a portion of cannabis. Both men were taken to the judicial police station for questioning and released afterwards.
Arrested 2Three arrested with two cannabis bricks on SP-284 in Martinópolis
Military police arrested three men at km 532 of the SP-284 in Martinópolis after finding nine cocaine portions, 18 crack rocks and two marijuana tablets in their car. The two passengers said the drugs were theirs and the driver was only hired transport; all three remained in custody.
Arrested 3No arrests as 235 g cannabis seized in Arapiraca houses
Military Police seized 235.79 g of cannabis, 20 Rohypnol tablets, R$540 and two phones from two apparently abandoned houses in Manoel Teles, Arapiraca on 31 October 2026. No one was found in the properties and no arrests were made.
Cannabis 235.79 gTwo held with 16 kg of skunk hidden in boat in Japurá
Police arrested two 39-year-old men and seized about 16 kg of skunk from a boat at the port of Japurá, Amazonas, on 31 October 2026. One suspect admitted he was paid to guard the drugs bound for Manaus, while the other denied knowledge; inquiries continue.
Arrested 2Cannabis 16 kg3 arrested with cannabis in Sobradinho King's Fall operation
Civil Police of the Federal District arrested fugitive suspect DG or Galeguinho and two other men in Sobradinho II on 31 October 2026 during Operation King's Fall. Searches in a COER Parque house seized portions of maconha, skunk and cocaine plus a drone, scale and trafficking notes; the trio were booked and sent to DCCP custody.
Arrested 3Two arrested with 655 g of maconha in Rio Verde
Military Police on motor patrol in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso arrested two men aged 23 and 29 on 31 October 2026, finding 100 g of maconha on a motorcycle and 555 g more at a house in Jardim dos Estados. Officers seized 655 g of maconha plus a precision scale, a Honda Biz and a phone, and handed both men to the Civil Police station in flagrante.
Arrested 2Cannabis 655 gTeen detained with 32 kg of cannabis at Ponta Grossa bus terminal
Military police detained a 17-year-old with 32 kg of maconha at the Ponta Grossa bus terminal on 31 October 2026 after a FICCO tip. The cannabis was vacuum-packed in two suitcases on an interstate bus, and the teen said he would be paid R$8,000 to carry it to Curitiba.
Arrested 1Cannabis 32 kg521.6 kg of cannabis seized after crash in Campo Grande
The driver of a Fiat Fiorino fled on foot after colliding with a motorcycle in Campo Grande on 31 October 2026, abandoning 521.6 kg of cannabis in the vehicle. Firefighters found the tablets after smelling cannabis, and police took the load to Denar; the driver remains unidentified.
Cannabis 521.6 kgDelivery driver held with 272 g of cannabis in São Carlos
Police in São Carlos arrested a man with 272 grams of marijuana during Operação Feriado after stopping his car in Jardim Monte Carlo. He said he was making drug deliveries and led officers to more cannabis at his home; his trafficking arrest was ratified while his partner was released after a contempt charge.
Arrested 2Cannabis 272 gOne detained as 3 cannabis plants seized at Paranoa farm party
Military police detained one man at a farm party in Fazenda Velha, Paranoá, on 31 October 2026 after finding 3 cannabis plants, hashish, Skunk flowers and other suspected drugs. The plants were attributed to the absent farm owner, and the detained man and seized items were taken to the 35th Police Station.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 310 marijuana cigarettes seized in Encantado mixed-drug stop
Military Police stopped a man on Estrada do Alegrete in Encantado and seized 10 marijuana cigarettes plus another marijuana portion alongside ecstasy and cocaine. The man was sent for forensic examination and presented at the police station, with a phone also seized.
Man held with cannabis portion and cocaine in Conchal, then released
Military police stopped a man in Parque Industrial, Conchal, on 31 October 2026 and seized one portion of marijuana along with two vials of suspected cocaine and R$49. He was taken to Araras, where the case was recorded as drug possession, and released after police procedures.
Arrested 1Two arrested with marijuana, skank and coca paste on MT-175 in Mato Grosso
Military Police arrested a man and a woman on the MT-175 in Mirassol d'Oeste, seizing four marijuana tablets, skank and coca base paste. The man, who wore an electronic ankle monitor, said he had been hired to carry the drugs to Araputanga.
Arrested 2Two youths arrested with 110 cannabis wraps in Vista Alegre do Abunã
Military Police arrested two youths aged 19 and 20 during a raid in Vista Alegre do Abunã, Porto Velho, seizing 110 cannabis wrappers alongside cocaine and crack portions. The pair were taken to the Central de Flagrantes in Porto Velho with the drugs, scales, phones, cash and a motorcycle.
Arrested 2Man arrested with 46 g of cannabis in Ponta Grossa
Military police stopped a vehicle near Rua Basílio Parabocz in Ponta Grossa on 31 October 2026 and seized 46 g of maconha alongside cocaine, cash and drug-trade materials. One man was taken to the Civil Police station for further procedures.
Arrested 1Cannabis 46 gEngineer arrested in Campo Grande with 40 g of cannabis
Military Police arrested 41-year-old engineer Marcelo Alves Namba in central Campo Grande on 31 October 2026 after he chased a patrol car, ran red lights and was found with 40 grams of marijuana. He refused a breathalyser, threatened officers with death and faces proceedings for drunk driving, threats, contempt and personal-use drug possession.
Arrested 1Cannabis 40 gYouth arrested with 26 crack and marijuana portions in Martinópolis
Military Police arrested a young man in flagrante for drug trafficking in Martinópolis, São Paulo, on 31 October 2026 after tracing him from a marijuana user at Praça Verde. Officers seized 26 crack and marijuana portions combined, including three marijuana portions from his pocket, plus R$30 in cash.
Arrested 1Man, 43, arrested with cannabis portion in Valadares home raid
Military Police arrested a 43-year-old man for drug trafficking in Vila Isa, Governador Valadares, on 31 October 2026. Officers seized 240 crack rocks, a portion of cannabis hidden in a cement block, and a .380 round in his home.
Arrested 12 arrested with suitcase of cannabis under bed in Samambaia
Federal District military police arrested two men in Samambaia on 31 October 2026 after finding marijuana and skunk at two addresses. Officers seized blocks and portions of marijuana, including a suitcase hidden under a bed, plus five precision scales.
Arrested 2Three detained as police seize two marijuana tablets in Barbacena
Military Police arrested two men and apprehended an adolescent in Barbacena's Santa Cecília neighbourhood on 31 October 2026 after an anonymous tip about drug dealing from a Fiat Uno. Officers found two marijuana tablets and a crumbled portion of the drug, plus R$20 in cash; no weight, charges or court outcome has been reported.
Arrested 324-year-old arrested with loaded submachine gun and 55 g of cannabis in Vitória
A 24-year-old man was arrested in the Caratoíra neighbourhood of Vitória on 31 October 2026 after military police saw him enter a house with a loaded semi-industrial submachine gun and a bag. Officers seized the gun, two magazines, a precision scale, crack, cocaine, PAC and marijuana, including 55 grams of cannabis.
Arrested 1Cannabis 55 gTwo arrested with crack and cannabis in Varginha's Novo Tempo
Military police arrested two men aged 23 and 25 for drug trafficking at an abandoned house in Novo Tempo, Varginha, on 30 October 2026. Officers seized nine crack rocks and a large tablet of marijuana, plus phones and cash, and took both men to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 2One held as 1.4 kg cannabis and cocaine seized in Barretos
Força Tática officers detained one person in Barretos on 30 October 2026 after a ROCAM stop led to follow-up searches in the Vida Nova area. Officers seized two marijuana bricks totalling 1.412 kg alongside cocaine packages, empty bags, a scale, a phone, a motorcycle and other trafficking materials.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.412 kg35-year-old arrested with 18 cannabis bars at São João del-Rei farm lab
Military Police arrested a 35-year-old man at a rural smallholding in São João del-Rei on 30 October 2026, seizing 18 and a half cannabis bars plus cocaine and crack and processing equipment. Officers also seized three firearms, 43 cartridges and other materials and took the suspect to the on-duty Civil Police station.
Arrested 1Man held with 21 cocaine packets and cannabis in Lafaiete
Military Police arrested a 27-year-old man in Conselheiro Lafaiete's JK neighbourhood after a monitored house search found drugs. Officers seized 21 cocaine packets and one lump of cannabis, plus a scale, cash and ten phones.
Arrested 12 cannabis plants seized in Guaxupé raid, suspect not found
Military police seized two cannabis-like plants and a jar of the same substance in Polo Industrial, Guaxupé, on 30 October 2026 after anonymous tips. The 24-year-old suspect named as the possible grower was not found and the case was sent for investigation.
Plants destroyed 2About 20 g of cannabis seized at Porto Belo roadblock
Military Police stopped two men at a roadblock in Araçá, Porto Belo, on 30 October 2026 and seized about 20 grams of maconha. The men admitted owning the drug and described themselves as users, while the vehicle was impounded over paperwork irregularities.
Cannabis 20 gThree detained with about 52 g of cannabis in Parauapebas
Military Police detained three men in Invasão do Vila Nova, Parauapebas, on 30 October 2026 and seized about 52 grams of cannabis-like material. Officers also reported cocaine- and crack-like substances, phones, precision scales and bicycles at the residence.
Arrested 3Cannabis 52 gMan arrested with 472 g of cannabis after car chase in Martinópolis
Military police arrested a driver in Martinópolis after he fled a patrol car and searched his car and home. Officers seized 467 g of marijuana and 5 g of dry plus a scale and phone; the man remained in custody for trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 472 gMotorcyclist arrested in Perobas with 10 cannabis portions
Military Police arrested a motorcyclist in Perobas, Domingos Martins on 30 October 2026 after finding cannabis on him and at his home. Officers seized eight small wraps and two larger pieces of maconha with packaging material and took the man to the 11th Regional station in Venda Nova do Imigrante.
Arrested 1Seven cannabis bars seized, three held in Taiobeiras operation
Military Police stopped a car on the LMG-629 near Taiobeiras on 30 October 2026 and seized seven cannabis bars plus other marijuana, cocaine and crack in follow-up searches. Three men were arrested and taken to the Civil Police station with drugs, cash, phones, a scale and two vehicles.
Arrested 32 detained as 5.7 kg cannabis seized in Imbituba
Military Police in Imbituba detained two men after seizing 5.675 kg of marijuana and 74.6 g of hashish in Ibiraquera on 30 October 2026. The drugs were found after a 22-year-old rider struck an officer with a motorcycle and fled; cocaine, MDMA, scales and packing material were also seized.
Arrested 2Cannabis 5.7496 kgThree arrested with 29 cannabis tablets in Uberlândia
Military Police arrested two men and a woman in Uberlândia's Tocantins neighbourhood on 30 October 2026 and seized 29 tablets, bars and portions of suspected marijuana. The operation began with an anonymous tip about drug storage at a house and also netted phones, a precision scale and a motorcycle.
Arrested 3Man arrested with two cannabis portions in Araras, then released
Military police arrested a man in Jardim Fátima, Araras, on 30 October 2026 after finding two portions of cannabis and 10 portions of cocaine during a stop. A duty delegate treated the alleged conduct as possession for personal use under Article 28 of Brazil's Drug Law and ordered his release.
Arrested 1Man held near Corumbá bus station with 3.98 kg of cannabis
Military police stopped a man near Corumbá's bus station on the night of 30 October 2026 and found 3.98 kg of cannabis in his backpack, during the 32nd Operação Força Total. He told officers a Colombian had handed him the drug at a local guesthouse the day before, and police said he already wore an ankle monitor over a trafficking case in Mato Grosso.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.98 kgMan arrested with 130 g of cannabis after Rotam stop in Ivaiporã
Rotam, the Military Police's tactical patrol unit, stopped a man on Rua Juarez Clever in central Ivaiporã on 30 October 2026 and found 53 g of cannabis with him. He authorised a search of his home, where police found another 77 g, and was arrested and taken to the Civil Police station with 130 g of cannabis and a mobile phone.
Arrested 1Cannabis 130 gWoman held with 223 g of marijuana and 20 g of cocaine in Rondonópolis
Military police arrested a woman in Rondonópolis on 30 October 2026 after a patrol saw her apparently handing an object to a motorcyclist in the Tancredo Neves neighbourhood. Officers seized about 223 grams of marijuana, 20 grams of cocaine and R$38.50 in cash, and a three-year-old child found in the house was placed in the care of the child-protection council.
Arrested 1Cannabis 223 gPolice find 620 g cannabis block in Palotina freezer; man arrested
A drug tip-off led Military Police to a house in Vila Floresta, Palotina, on 30 October 2026, where they found a 620-gram block of cannabis in a freezer and arrested a man wanted on a trafficking warrant. The local Tribuna de Palotina put the total seizure at about 699 grams of cannabis, cocaine and crack.
Arrested 1Cannabis 663 gPolice chase ends in crash; man held with seven marijuana portions in Assis
A man was arrested in flagrante in Assis, São Paulo state, on the night of 30 October 2026 after a police chase ended with his motorcycle colliding with a Military Police motorcycle. Officers found seven portions of marijuana and derivatives, R$177 in cash and a phone; his lawyers said a court granted him provisional release while he was in hospital with an ankle fracture.
Arrested 1Woman taken to police station after 2 kg cannabis seizure in Catalão
Military police in Catalão, Goiás, seized about 2 kg of cannabis, nine ecstasy portions, a precision scale and a car on the night of 30 October 2026, and took a woman to the civil police station. The man stopped in the street escaped and was not found, and police said the woman stored the drugs while he handled distribution and deliveries.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2 kgMan arrested as police find 140 kg of cannabis in Balneário Rincão
Military police arrested a 32-year-old man on the night of 30 October 2026 after finding about 140 kg of cannabis in a house in the Centre of Balneário Rincão, Santa Catarina. Police described him as one of the leaders of a criminal faction in the municipality and took him to the Civil Police station in Criciúma with three precision scales and two mobile phones.
Arrested 1Cannabis 140 kgWoman has surgery to remove 8 cannabis packages bound for Londrina prison
A woman was hospitalised in Arapongas on 30 October 2026 after swallowing eight packages of cannabis to take to her partner at the Penitenciária Estadual de Londrina. Doctors removed the packages in surgery and police seized the cannabis; no arrest or charge has been reported.
Police seize one cannabis plant on a Cascavel street
Military police in Cascavel seized one cannabis plant about 40 centimetres tall from Rua Francisco Beltrão in São Cristóvão on 30 October 2026. No one was arrested; officers filed an occurrence record and sent the plant to the 6th Battalion.
Plants destroyed 1Man arrested in Porto Velho with about 1 kg of cannabis
Military police in Porto Velho arrested Ryan Frazão de Lima after finding about 1 kg of cannabis in a wardrobe at his apartment in Conceição. Officers had first stopped his car in the south zone and found cocaine-like and crack-like portions plus a precision scale.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1 kgCouple arrested in Perdigão with 14 cannabis tablets, crack, cocaine
Military police arrested a 25-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman for suspected drug trafficking in central Perdigão on 29 October 2026. Officers seized 14 marijuana tablets alongside crack, cocaine and other items, and took the pair to the Civil Police station.
Arrested 2Couple held with 129 cannabis bricks in José Bonifácio
Police arrested a man and a woman in Jardim Bosque II, José Bonifácio, seizing 129 bricks of marijuana plus about 2.7 kg of cocaine and a precision scale. The two were taken to the on-duty police station on trafficking and criminal-association counts and held at the courts' disposition.
Arrested 2Man arrested with 3.66 kg of cannabis in Santo Ângelo
Military Brigade officers arrested a man for suspected drug trafficking in Santo Ângelo on 29 October 2026. They seized about 3.66 kg of marijuana alongside cocaine, crack, a phone and a precision scale.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.662 kgMan arrested with 504 g of cannabis in Votuporanga street stop
A Força Tática patrol arrested a man in Santa Eliza, Votuporanga, on 29 October 2026 after finding a marijuana brick in a bag he tried to hide. Officers later searched his home and seized 504 grams of marijuana, plus cocaine, a precision scale and a phone.
Arrested 1Cannabis 504 gMan arrested with 200 g of cannabis and delivery motorcycle in Mato Grosso
A man was arrested in Campo Novo do Parecis, Mato Grosso, after Military Police cavalry officers found cannabis with him and at his home, according to a police report. Officers seized 200 grams of cannabis, 13 portions, a precision scale, R$ 100 and the motorcycle he said he used for deliveries.
Arrested 1Cannabis 200 gFive detained as police seize 129.7 g of cannabis in Balneário Camboriú
Three men were arrested and two 16-year-old boys apprehended in two Military Police operations in Balneário Camboriú's Bairro dos Municípios on 29 October 2026. Police said they seized 531.2 grams of drugs, including 104 grams of hashish, 20 grams of skunk and 5.7 grams of marijuana, plus R$2,279 in cash and a vehicle.
Arrested 5Cannabis 129.7 gDriver arrested after BR-116 chase with 468 g of marijuana in Caxias do Sul
A man was arrested for drug trafficking on the night of 29 October 2026 after fleeing a police stop on the BR-116 in Caxias do Sul and crashing near the Monumento ao Imigrante. Officers seized 468 grams of marijuana, 22 grams of hashish, R$130 in cash and two mobile phones, and booked him for drug trafficking.
Arrested 1Cannabis 490 gFour taken in as police seize about 10 kg of cannabis in São Valério
Civil police in São Valério da Natividade took four people to the station on 29 October 2026 after finding about 10 kg of cannabis and 1 kg of cocaine base. Two were recorded in the act, one for suspected trafficking and one for illegal gun possession.
Arrested 4Cannabis 10 kgTwo 19-year-olds held with 20 cannabis portions in Cáceres
Military police in Cáceres arrested two 19-year-olds on 29 October 2026 with 20 large portions of a substance they described as analogous to marijuana. The pair, stopped near the Junco bus terminal during Operação Centro Seguro, told officers a criminal faction had sent them to collect the backpack.
Arrested 2Man held in Guarapuava with crack and 13 grams of cannabis
Police arrested a 23-year-old man in Morro Alto, Guarapuava, on 29 October 2026 while serving arrest and search warrants. Officers found 13.1 grams of cannabis and 405.9 grams of a crack-like substance, plus a scale and an airsoft replica.
Arrested 1Cannabis 13.1 g18-year-old arrested in Realeza with 2.15 kg of cannabis and hashish
BPFRON officers arrested an 18-year-old in Realeza, Paraná, on 29 October 2026 after sniffer dogs led them to drugs strapped to his body. They seized 264 grams of cannabis and 1.89 kg of hashish, which the battalion valued at R$ 120,000.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.154 kgPolice seize 23 cannabis bars and arrest one man in Governador Valadares
Military Police officers found 23 bars of cannabis in two homes in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, on the night of 29 October 2026 and arrested the man who was storing six of them. He told officers a woman had paid him R$ 2,000 to keep the drugs, and police were investigating whether she ran a delivery-style dealing operation.
Arrested 1Three arrested after 1.34 tonnes of cannabis found in Vila Velha flat
Military police found 1,340 kg of cannabis in a rented apartment in Riviera da Barra, Vila Velha, Brazil, on 29 October 2026 and arrested three people aged 29 to 46. Police said the three supplied marijuana to the Terceiro Comando Puro and Primeiro Comando de Vitória gangs and that the load probably came from another state.
Arrested 3Cannabis 1.34 tMan on ankle monitor arrested with 2 kg of cannabis in Rio Branco
Police in Rio Branco arrested Daniel Ferreira de Oliveira, who wore an electronic ankle bracelet, in a Macauã apartment on the night of 29 October 2026 with about 2 kg of cannabis. Police said he received drugs from Bolivia at his workplace and brought them to the flat; he was booked for trafficking and broke his phone during the arrest.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2 kgMan arrested with five cannabis packets and five crack rocks in São José de Piranhas
Military Police arrested a man in São José de Piranhas, Paraíba, on the afternoon of 29 October 2026 after he dropped five paper packets of cannabis and five rocks of crack while running from a patrol in the São Sebastião neighbourhood. Officers found 40 reais in cash on him; he said the drugs were for personal use and was taken to the regional Civil Police station.
Arrested 1Police arrest 19-year-old with 98 grams of cannabis in Blumenau
Military Police arrested a 19-year-old man for drug trafficking in Blumenau's Passo Manso neighbourhood on the night of 29 October 2026, after he ran into an apartment where he did not live. Officers found about 98 grams of packaged cannabis, cash, a precision scale, two phones and notes in his backpack; two others stopped in the condominium courtyard had nothing illicit.
Arrested 1Cannabis 98 gMan arrested after K9 search finds 28 marijuana portions in Arapiraca
Military police in Arapiraca arrested a 21-year-old man at a house in Conjunto Valentim, Canafístula, on 29 October 2026 after a sniffer-dog search found 28 marijuana portions and 44 crack rocks hidden in a sink drain, an old stereo and the bathroom roof. He was booked for drug trafficking; a woman who said she had paid him R$ 9 for drugs was taken in as a witness.
Arrested 1Driver flees, police find 1,361.7 kg of cannabis in stolen Hilux in Toledo
Federal highway police and military police found 1,361.7 kg of cannabis in a stolen Toyota Hilux on the BR-163 in Toledo, western Paraná, on 29 October 2026. The driver abandoned the pickup in a crop field and ran into woodland; he was not found and no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 1.3617 tCouple arrested with 12.5 kg hashish on highway in Itupeva
Military highway police arrested a couple with 12.5 kg of hashish on the Bandeirantes highway in Itupeva on 28 October 2026. Police said the hashish was worth about R$125,000 and that the man was wanted for robbery; both remained in custody for drug trafficking.
Arrested 2Cannabis 12.5 kg18-year-old arrested with 20 g cannabis in Vargem Grande do Sul
An 18-year-old was arrested for drug trafficking in Jardim Dolores, Vargem Grande do Sul, on 28 October 2026. Police seized 20 grams of cannabis alongside cocaine, cash, a phone, brass knuckles and scissors; the man remained in custody at a public jail.
Arrested 1Cannabis 20 gTwo men arrested with 402 g of cannabis in Chapecó
Military Police arrested two men, aged 22 and 24, in Chapecó's Passo dos Fortes neighbourhood on the night of 28 October 2026 and seized 402 g of cannabis, R$122 in cash, two phones and packaging material. Part of the drug was found in their Fiat Palio and the rest, in 21 portions ready for sale, at the older man's home.
Arrested 2Cannabis 402 g120,000 cannabis plants destroyed in Alagoinha, Pernambuco
Military police in rural Alagoinha, in Pernambuco's Agreste, destroyed about 120,000 cannabis plants on 28 October 2026 after suspects fled into the caatinga. Officers seized about 250 kg ready for use and burned about 750 kg still being prepared; no one was arrested.
Plants destroyed 120,000Cannabis 1 tTwo arrested in Fátima do Sul with 155 grams of hashish
Military police arrested two men, aged 28 and 30, in Fátima do Sul on 28 October 2026 after a stop on Avenida 9 de Julho. Officers seized about 155 grams of hashish, plus small amounts of marijuana and skunk, a scale, a phone and a car.
Arrested 2Cannabis 166.8 g28-year-old arrested with 126 drug portions, including marijuana, in Encantado
A 28-year-old man was arrested for drug trafficking in the Navegantes neighbourhood of Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, on 27 October 2026. Military Police seized 98 crack rocks, 20 cocaine portions and eight marijuana portions from him, along with three phones and R$224, and found an open arrest warrant from Ceará.
Arrested 1Man arrested with 64 g of cannabis in Arapongas
Police arrested a man on suspicion of drug trafficking in Jardim San Rafael, Arapongas, on 26 October 2026, after finding 30 packaged portions of cannabis weighing 64 grams. Officers also seized R$171 in cash and took him to the 5th Central de Flagrantes.
Arrested 1Cannabis 64 gDriver held on SP-350 near Itobi with 36g of cannabis
Military police arrested a driver on 23 October 2026 at kilometre 252 of highway SP-350 in rural Itobi after he threw a bag of cannabis from his car. Officers seized 36 grams of cannabis and eight grams of cocaine; he remained in custody.
Arrested 1Cannabis 36 gFederal Police destroy 4,238 cannabis plants in Coruripe, Alagoas
On 22 October 2026 Brazil's Federal Police, with Alagoas military police special units, destroyed 4,238 cannabis plants on about 1,536 m² in rural Pindorama, Coruripe. Technical estimates put potential yield at up to 600 kg after harvest and drying; two suspects were arrested at a nearby camp with fertiliser and irrigation gear.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 4,238Five suspects taken to station; two held after Porciúncula drug raid
A joint police operation in Porciúncula, Rio de Janeiro, seized marijuana, cocaine, hashish and other materials on 20 October 2026. Five suspects were taken to a police station, where two remained in custody on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Arrested 5Man dies after a shootout at a cannabis planting near Ibotirama
On 14 October 2026 military police found about 2,000 cannabis plants on an island in the São Francisco near Ibotirama. They said about eight armed men fired on them. One man, identified as M.R.S., died in hospital.
Plants destroyed 2,000Cannabis 18 kgDeaths 122,000 cannabis plants destroyed in Campo Formoso, Bahia
Bahia Civil and Military Police eradicated and burned 22,000 cannabis plants at Gameleira, Campo Formoso, on 6 October 2026. People who police said maintained and guarded the planting fled into woodland; no arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 22,000Two men arrested with 1.5 kg of marijuana at Criciúma traffic checkpoint
Military police stopped a car at a traffic checkpoint on Rua Arcângelo Meller in Criciúma's Santa Augusta neighbourhood on the night of 10 September 2026 and arrested the two men inside, aged 29 and 30. Officers found about 1.5 kg of marijuana and two mobile phones in the car and 910 reais in cash with one of the occupants; the driver also had a suspended licence and refused a breath test.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.5 kgVehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated BRL 910Man dies in shootout with police at a cannabis plantation in Maranhão
A 47-year-old man from Pernambuco died after exchanging fire with police at four irrigated cannabis plots in the Bacurizinho indigenous land in Grajaú, Maranhão. The Civil Police said the operation, part of Herba Nefanda III, also seized a press, a hydraulic jack, seeds and a shotgun.
Deaths 1Two killed and two arrested as Herba Nefanda II burns 80,000 plants in Maranhão
Two men died in a shootout and two were arrested when Maranhão security forces carried out Operation Herba Nefanda II in the Aldeia Bananal area between Grajaú and Barra do Corda on 28 April 2026. Police burned more than 80,000 cannabis plants in three plots and seized guns and cannabis being dried.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 80,000Sites 3Deaths 210,000 cannabis plants burned and one man arrested in Grajaú indigenous land
Maranhão security forces destroyed more than 10,000 cannabis plants in four plots in the Bacurizinho indigenous land in Grajaú on 19 April 2026, during Operation Herba Nefanda. A man from Pernambuco was arrested in the act, and police put the loss to the criminal group at about 5 million reais.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 10,000Sites 4Record 48 tons of marijuana seized in Maré bunker raid
Military Police seized 48 tons of marijuana, rifles and stolen vehicles in a 250-officer Maré operation on 7 April 2026 after sniffer dogs found a bunker stockpile; one man was arrested. Civil Police incinerated the record load on 15 April.
Arrested 1Cannabis 48 t35,000 cannabis seedlings burned on 3-hectare Piauí plantation; three arrested
Federal police and Piauí military police destroyed a three-hectare cannabis plantation holding about 35,000 seedlings in rural Avelino Lopes, in southern Piauí, and arrested three people for direct involvement in the cultivation. Part of the plants was kept as a sample and the rest was burned on the site.
Arrested 3Plants destroyed 35,000Area 3 haSix-hectare cannabis farm destroyed in Brazil's Chapada Diamantina
On 20 February 2026 military and federal police in Brotas de Macaúbas, Bahia, incinerated about 200,000 cannabis plants on six hectares with irrigation and solar power, seized one tonne of marijuana and estimated the plot could have yielded 66 tonnes. No one was arrested.
Plants destroyed 200,000Area 6 haCannabis 1 tMilitary Police destroy 12,000 cannabis plants in Pesqueira indigenous land
Military police destroyed a cannabis plantation of about 12,000 plants on two hectares in indigenous land near Aldeia Lagoa, in Pesqueira, Pernambuco, on 21 October 2025, and seized 92 kg of harvested cannabis. Men guarding the crop fired at officers and fled through the vegetation; no one was caught.
Plants destroyed 12,000Area 2 haCannabis 92 kg10 detained as police seize almost 400 ‘magic’ sweets in São Tomé das Letras
Police detained 10 people and seized almost 400 ‘brisadeiros’ and other ‘magic’ sweets in São Tomé das Letras on 22 March 2025, including 15 cannabis palhas italianas. Health officials said 13 people needed care after eating the sweets in January and February, with no new cases by June after the alert and operation.
Arrested 10São Paulo court acquits Limeira man over 2 cannabis plants
The São Paulo Court of Justice acquitted a 31-year-old Limeira man who grew two cannabis plants at home, finding the grow was for personal consumption. The ruling overturned a first-instance sentence of 6 years, 9 months and 20 days and applied the Supreme Court's six-female-plant personal-use threshold.
Acquitted 1Plants destroyed 2Couple arrested in Criciúma with about 40 kg of marijuana
Military police in Criciúma arrested a couple on 17 July 2021 after finding marijuana in their car and at a house in Vila Cechinel. Officers seized about 40 kilos of marijuana with sniffer dog Flecha, and the couple face drug-trafficking charges.
Arrested 2Cannabis 39.7085 kgWoman arrested as 5.3 kg of marijuana is seized after Criciúma car chase
Military police in Criciúma chased a Renault Megane on the night of 13 May 2020 after a suspected drug deal, recovering 4.7 kilos of marijuana thrown from the car, 409 grams inside it and 195 grams at the driver's registered address. The driver and two passengers escaped after the car crashed and caught fire, while the wife of the car's owner was arrested and taken to the police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5.304 kgVehicles confiscated 1Cash confiscated BRL 650Two tonnes of Moroccan hashish seized in Fortim
Police in Fortim, Ceará, seized almost two tonnes of Moroccan hashish packed in 62 bales on 17 January 2019 and arrested two Portuguese men. The haul was then the largest hashish seizure recorded in Brazil.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2 t20,000 cannabis plants burned at Sítio Seriema; Ouricuri councillor among two held
Military police uprooted and burned about 20,000 cannabis plants on 26 April 2017 at Sítio Seriema in rural Santa Filomena, Pernambuco, and found 6 kg of ready cannabis and 15.2 kg of seeds. Two people were detained, including Gildejânio Coelho Melo, an Ouricuri councillor who said he owned the land; he was questioned at the police station in Ouricuri and released.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 20,000Cannabis 6 kgSites 118 potted cannabis plants seized at a rural house in São Tomé das Letras
Military Police seized 18 potted cannabis plants and various cannabis seeds at a rural house in São Tomé das Letras, Minas Gerais, on 12 November 2015 after an anonymous tip. The resident was not found and no suspect had been arrested when G1 Sul de Minas reported the seizure the next day.
Arrested 0Plants destroyed 18Federal Police destroy 300,000 cannabis plants in Operation Angico II
Brazil's Federal Police finished Operation Angico II on 21 August 2014 after eradicating 300,000 cannabis plants, 78 plots and 139,000 seedlings across the sertão of Pernambuco, Bahia and Alagoas, and taking 1.167 kg of cannabis ready for use. The police said the plants would have yielded 100 tonnes of the drug; no arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 300,000Cannabis 1.167 kgSites 78Seeds 139,00040 tonnes of marijuana seized as troops storm Alemão favelas in Rio
Some 2,600 police and paratroopers stormed the Complexo do Alemão favela in Rio de Janeiro on 28 November 2010, seizing 40 tons of packaged marijuana from houses in Grota after traffickers fled there from Vila Cruzeiro.
Cannabis 40 t