Man, 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.
🇧🇷 Rua Cícero Torres, bairro Brasília, Arapiraca, Alagoas · Brazil
Military Police officers arrested a 51-year-old man at a house on Rua Cícero
Torres in the Brasília neighbourhood of Arapiraca, in the Agreste of Alagoas, on
the night of Thursday 5 November 2026, on suspicion of illegal possession of a
restricted-calibre firearm and drug trafficking.[1]The operation followed
intelligence from the BOPE special operations battalion’s intelligence unit in
Maceió that a Justice fugitive holding two firearms was in the area.[1]Officers cordoned off the property, whose gate was padlocked, and ordered the
man to come out while he moved through the rooms holding a gun; part of the team
carried a ballistic shield and negotiated with him.[1][2]After a few minutes the
man broke a mobile phone in front of the officers and unlocked the gate, and he
was then restrained and searched.[1]
The searches found a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm pistol hidden in the motor of a
refrigerator, with four magazines and 30 intact 9mm rounds.[1][2]A sniffer dog,
K9 Kaos, indicated illicit material in the house, where officers found cannabis
and cocaine.[1]The cannabis seized was a 459-gram tablet plus two smaller
portions weighing a total of 15 grams, about 474 grams, which is the figure
recorded here.[1][2]Officers also seized a 106-gram cocaine rock and a bag with
another 8 grams of cocaine, which are not counted as cannabis.[1][2]Two
precision scales, R$425 in cash and a broken Redmi 15C phone were seized as
well.[1][2]When questioned, the man admitted the seized material was his.[1]
The suspect and all the seized material were taken to the Central de Polícia
Civil in Arapiraca for the legal procedures.[1][2]TNH1 reported that the arrest
involved an integrated operation by officers from three Military Police units,
including Pelopes and the Canil unit, and that he remained detained at the
disposal of the courts.[3]The Military Police reported that he may also have
used a false identity.[4]
NN1 put the total cannabis at 474 grams and the cocaine at 114 grams.[4]
The submitted account reported the 51-year-old as suspected of being a Justice
fugitive who kept two firearms, and listed 30 rounds of 9mm ammunition, four
magazines and R$425 in cash among the items seized.[5][2]
The suspect presented an identity document, but an Infoseg system check found that the photograph on his national driver’s licence did not match his appearance.[2]
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Photo published with the 7Segundos report of the arrest, credited to the 3rd Military Police Battalion's press office. Photo: Assessoria/3ºBPMPhoto details
No name for the suspect beyond his age was published; the four accounts describe the same man.
The cannabis weights are as stated by the Military Police, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
Officers also seized 114 g of cocaine, which is not counted as cannabis.
The submitted account says the man went to the Central de Polícia, while TNH1 says the arrest was part of an operation by three Military Police units, including Pelopes and the Canil, and that he remained detained at the disposal of the courts.
The submitted account attributes the tip to a denunciation about a Justice fugitive keeping two firearms; NN1 and 7Segundos attribute it to the BOPE intelligence unit in Maceió.
No charge, custody hearing or court outcome was reported for the man.
Arapiraca coordinates are the city centre, not a point on Rua Cícero Torres.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in 7Segundos: At the police station the man presented a national driver's licence whose photograph did not match his appearance, and an Infoseg system check confirmed the divergence.
Whether the Alagoas 24 Horas lead photo shows the seized items, the hiding place or the suspect is not stated in any caption or credit.
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