Police discovered a cannabis-growing laboratory inside a house in Bairro Monte Líbano, Campo Grande, while attending the death of a 41-year-old woman on the afternoon of 10 May 2026.[1] The 46-year-old resident told officers he grew the cannabis for his own consumption.[1] Officers sent the plants to Denar, the specialised anti-narcotics unit, and took the resident with the remaining materials and firearms to Depac Cepol, the community emergency station.[1]
Teams at the house noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from a room beside the one where the victim was found.[1] That room held two cultivation greenhouses, along with plants, seeds, cannabis portions and planting and processing equipment.[1] Officers found 14 cannabis plants, some in the greenhouses and others at the back of the house, and about 8 kilograms of seized material.[1] The greenhouses held plants at different growth stages, and officers also collected fans, an exhaust unit, temperature and humidity controls, special grow lighting, a digital scale and extraction equipment.[1] The search also found one .380 pistol with ammunition and two .32 revolvers, which the man said belonged to his father and whose registrations were reported as expired.[1]
The woman had spent part of Mother’s Day at her mother’s house, returned home at about 2 p.m. and then argued with her 14-year-old daughter.[1] Her husband arrived home at about 5:30 p.m. to find her lifeless, said he tried to help her, and firefighters at the scene confirmed the death.[1] Forensic examiners reported no signs of a struggle or apparent assault marks, but said neck marks were not fully consistent with typical hanging, so complementary exams will clarify the cause of death and the victim’s phone was taken for analysis.[1]
