A 24-year-old woman was arrested in the act on suspicion of drug trafficking at the police station in Caapiranga, a municipality 134 kilometres from Manaus, after she tried to deliver marijuana hidden in a margarine tub during a visit to a prisoner.[1] The arrest was made on Thursday, 5 November, during the inspection of food and hygiene products brought for detainees.[1] The operation was carried out by the Amazonas Civil Police through the 32nd Interactive Police Station (DIP) in Caapiranga, with support from the municipal civil guard.[2] The arrest took place inside the station in the town centre, during a visit to a detainee.[3]

Delegate Claudenor Medeiros said officers were inspecting the items brought by relatives when they found a portion of marijuana inside the margarine container.[1] Before the search, the woman told officers she had bought and organised all the products she was carrying herself.[1] The woman had brought food and personal hygiene products for a relative in custody, and officers also seized her mobile phone.[4]

She was taken through the legal procedures and was due to appear at a custody hearing, accused of aggravated drug trafficking, and remains at the disposal of the courts.[2] The amount of marijuana seized and the identity of the prisoner who was to receive the products were not disclosed.[1]