About 9 kg of cannabis seized in Bom Despacho vegetation
Military Police seized about 9 kg of suspected marijuana hidden in vegetation in Vila Gontijo, Bom Despacho, on 2 November 2026. All nine blocks were seized, and police said inquiries continued to identify those responsible.
🇧🇷 Vila Gontijo, Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Military Police officers seized about 9 kilograms of a marijuana-like substance
on the morning of Monday, 2 November, in the Vila Gontijo neighbourhood of Bom
Despacho, in the Center-West of Minas Gerais.[1][2]The drugs had been hidden in
an area of vegetation and were located after the officers received information
pointing to the site.[1][2]Acting on information about drugs possibly hidden
there, the officers travelled to the indicated area and carried out searches.[1]
During that search they found nine blocks of marijuana-like substance, each
weighing about 1 kilogram, making a total of about 9 kilograms.[1]Officers
seized all of the material they found at the site.[1]
After the seizure, the officers continued inquiries with the stated aim of
identifying the people responsible for the drugs.[1][2]The police presented the
seizure as part of their ongoing anti-drug-trafficking actions in the
municipality of Bom Despacho.[1]The account names no arrests and identifies
no suspects, saying only that inquiries to find those responsible continued.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo of the seized cannabis bars displayed on a table. Photo: PMMGPhoto details
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