Man 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.
🇧🇷 Rua Ema, Araponguinha, Arapongas, Paraná · Brazil
Military Police in Arapongas stopped a man wearing an electronic ankle monitor
during a patrol on Rua Ema in the Araponguinha neighbourhood on the morning of
Monday, 9 November 2026.[1]Officers approached the suspect at around 10:50
while patrolling an area monitored to prevent drug trafficking.[1]According
to the police bulletin, the man was already known to authorities for recurring
involvement in narcotics trafficking.[2]
During a personal search, officers found a package containing 38 grams of
cannabis on the suspect.[2]Officers seized the cannabis and took the man to
the 22nd Police Subdivision in Arapongas for proceedings related to drug
possession for personal consumption.[1]
The cannabis seizure was one of two separate occurrences recorded by the
Arapongas Military Police on the same day, alongside the theft of a backpack in
the Aeroporto neighbourhood.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The suspect was not named and his age was not published.
The sources do not report whether the man was formally charged, cited under an administrative infraction, or released after being taken to the 22nd Police Subdivision.
A second occurrence reported in the same police bulletin, involving the theft of a backpack in the Aeroporto neighbourhood, is a separate property crime omitted here.
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