Two arrested in Betim with 32 cannabis plants and 25 kg of the drug
Military Police arrested two men for suspected drug trafficking in Betim's Vila Cristina neighbourhood on 4 November 2026. Officers from the Rotam unit seized 32 cannabis plants, about 25 kg of cannabis in bars and portions, dry and ice concentrates, two precision scales and materials for assembling grow tents.
🇧🇷 Bairro Vila Cristina, Betim, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Two men were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking during a Military Police
operation in the Vila Cristina neighbourhood of Betim, Minas Gerais, on
Wednesday 4 November 2026.[1]Officers from Rotam, the military police’s
tactical patrol unit, seized 32 cannabis plants and about 25 kg of cannabis
ready for sale.[1]Police said the operation was aimed at organised and
violent crime in the region.[1]
The 25 kg was made up of 21 bars of cannabis weighing about 21 kg and eight
portions of the same drug adding up to about 4 kg.[1]Officers also seized
five portions of dry and ice, cannabis resinconcentrates prepared in small
units for sale, weighing about 500 g.[1]Police found two precision scales and
materials used to assemble grow tents and prepare the drugs.[1]
The two arrested men and all the seized material were taken to the duty police
station in Betim.[1]
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The two men arrested and the cannabis, scales and cultivation material seized in Vila Cristina. Photo: PMMG/DivulgaçãoPhoto details
The 25 kg is a police estimate ("aproximadamente") and the article does not give separate weights for the 21 bars or the eight portions beyond about 21 kg and 4 kg.
No weight is given for the 32 plants, so it is unclear how much they would have yielded, and no value for the seizure was published.
The five portions of dry and ice are described as resin concentrates, but their 500 g is not included in the 25 kg figure and is not recorded separately as a weight here.
The article does not say who the two men are, their ages, the charges filed or any custody decision or court outcome.
Only one source could be found in Portuguese; no Military Police statement or second outlet account could be opened.
The event date of 4 November 2026 comes from the article's "nessa quarta-feira (4/11)"; the article was published on 5 November 2026.
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