A 26-year-old man was arrested in flagrante for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession on Monday 9 November 2026 in Caruaru, in the Agreste of Pernambuco.[1] Police identified him as Ediocleiton Edson Santos Lopes, known as “João Cleiton”, and the Civil Police point to him as one of the main suppliers of crack and flower-type cannabis in the municipality.[1] The arrest was carried out by teams of the 7ª Delegacia de Repressão ao Narcotráfico (DPRN/DENARC), the Civil Police narcotics unit, which had been investigating his drug dealing in the city.[2]

During the operation officers found about 165 grams of flower-type cannabis and a .380 calibre pistol with its serial number scraped off.[1] They also seized two magazines, ten rounds of ammunition, two notebooks with drug-trafficking accounting notes and a mobile phone.[2] According to the police, the suspect told officers he belongs to the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a criminal faction, and said he received its baptism in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

According to the judicial decision that authorised the arrest warrant, Ediocleiton was a fugitive from the prison system and was already being investigated and monitored by the authorities.[2] The police monitoring included analysis of posts the suspect made on social networks, which were also used in the investigation.[1] After a custody hearing he was sent to the Penitenciária Juiz Plácido de Souza in Caruaru, where he remains at the disposal of the courts.[1]