Two siblings, a woman and a man, were caught in the act and arrested for drug trafficking on the night of Tuesday 10 November 2026 in Areia Branca, in the western region of Rio Grande do Norte.[1] Military Police carried out the arrests after an anonymous tip.[1] During the operation the officers found cocaine, marijuana and crack inside the suspects’ home.[1] The siblings and the seized material were then taken to the duty police station in Mossoró.[1]
At that station the woman said she had been keeping the drugs for another person.[1] Delegate Roberto said that one of the siblings was already the subject of a police procedure.[1] The two were booked for drug trafficking and for association for the purpose of trafficking.[1] After the booking procedures they were taken into the prison system.[1]
Areia Branca is in the Oeste potiguar, the local name for the west of Rio Grande do Norte.[1] Officers found the marijuana in the suspects’ home together with cocaine and crack.[1] Both siblings were taken into custody in the prison system after the station procedures.[1]
