On 6 October 2026, Bahia Civil and Military Police eradicated a cannabis planting at Gameleira, in rural Campo Formoso, after intelligence work and technological resources helped locate it.[1] The Bahia Public Security Secretariat said officers found 22,000 plants and that people responsible for maintaining and guarding the crop ran into woodland when police arrived.[1] Officers then burned the plants, and the Secretariat said searches continued to capture those who fled.[1]
Radio 98 FM described the site as a hard-to-reach rural area and said the plants were at different stages of development.[2] It reported that men at the site escaped through vegetation and were not found in searches of the area.[2] The radio station gave the count as more than 22,000, while the Secretariat stated 22,000; this report uses the official number.[1][2] Radio 98 FM also reported a preliminary estimate of more than R$1 million in losses to the criminal structure involved in production and distribution.[2] The outlet published interviews with the local Civil Police delegate and the Military Police commander about the operation.[2]
