38-year-old arrested with cannabis bar and 8 wraps in Barbacena
Military Police in Barbacena, Minas Gerais, arrested a 38-year-old man suspected of drug trafficking after an anonymous tip about sales in the Bairro Grogotó. Officers searching his bedroom seized one bar and eight wraps of marijuana, a lump of cocaine and two precision scales.
🇧🇷 Bairro Grogotó, Barbacena, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Military Police in Barbacena, Minas Gerais, arrested a 38-year-old man on
suspicion of drug trafficking in a condominium in the Bairro Grogotó early on
Friday 6 November 2026.[1]The operation began after officers received an
anonymous tip about drug sales at the location.[1]
During the check, police saw the suspect at a window of the property smoking
crack and he ran inside the house when he noticed the officers.[1]With the
occupant’s authorisation, the officers entered the home and searched the man’s
bedroom.[1]
In the room they seized one bar and eight wraps of marijuana, a raw lump of
cocaine and two precision scales.[1]The suspect was arrested in the act and
taken with the seized material to the on-duty Civil Police station.[1]
Photos and video
Illustration published with the report on the arrest in Bairro Grogotó, Barbacena. Photo: Radio 93FMPhoto details
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