A 19-year-old ‘guarda-roupa’ for the Comando Vermelho criminal faction was arrested in the afternoon of Wednesday 11 November 2026 in Barra do Bugres, 168 km mid-north of Cuiabá, and officers seized approximately 3.6 kilograms of cannabis, two precision scales and packaging material.[1] Military Police officers on patrol on Rua Buriti noticed the young man try to leave the area by bicycle when he saw the police vehicle and stopped him.[1]
During the approach, officers found a portion of cannabis on him; questioned, he admitted he sold drugs in the area and said he kept more drugs at his home on Rua das Cerejeiras.[1] With his authorization, officers entered the house and found, hidden in the ceiling of a bedroom, four tablets of cannabis, two precision scales and various empty glass vials used to package drugs.[1]
According to the Military Police, the suspect spontaneously reported that he acted on the orders of the Comando Vermelho, in the role known as ‘guarda-roupa’, the term for members responsible for storing larger quantities of drugs destined for the faction.[1] In addition to the drugs, officers seized three mobile phones, a silver chain and R$19 in cash. The young man was taken to the Civil Police station with the seized material, and the incident was recorded for drug trafficking, association with drug trafficking and criminal organisation; the Civil Police will investigate his participation in the crimes.[1]
A second outlet, Click Nova Olímpia, published the same account, attributing it to Helena Werneck of Gazeta Digital, confirming the 3.6 kilogram seizure, the two precision scales and the three mobile phones.[2]
