PRF seizes over 100 kg of cannabis and skunk near Cassilândia; two held
Federal Highway Police and other security forces stopped a car entering Cassilândia, Mato Grosso do Sul, on 4 November 2026 and found more than 100 kg of drugs including pressed marijuana and skunk, arresting its two occupants. The car had been reported stolen, and follow-up work with police in Goiás located a second vehicle and led to more arrests.
Federal Highway Police officers and other security forces stopped a suspected
vehicle as it reached the urban perimeter of Cassilândia in Mato Grosso do Sul
on the eve of the holiday.[1]
The search found more than 100 kilograms of drugs, among them pressed marijuana
and skunk, and officers arrested the car’s two occupants in the act.[1]The
car used to carry the load had been reported stolen in another municipality and
was taken in by police.[1]Further checks in cooperation with police forces in
neighbouring Goiás state led to a second vehicle, another drug seizure and the
arrest of more accomplices.[1]
The details come from Cassilândia’s police chief, Rodrigo de Freitas, speaking
on Rádio Patriarca’s Rotativa no Ar programme.[1]The police chief gave the
interview on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and presented it as a tally of recent
anti-trafficking operations.[2]Cassilândia Notícias described the intercepted
load as more than 100 kilos of drugs that included traditional pressed marijuana
and skunk, a high-THC variety with a high market value.[2]
Photos and video
Photo captioned "Droga apreendida pela PRF em Cassilândia" (drug seized by the Federal Highway Police in Cassilândia); no credit given.Photo details
The sources give the seizure only as happening on the eve of the holiday; 4 November 2026 is used as the incident date, the day the police chief gave the interview reporting it.
The 'more than 100 kilograms' covers all the drugs found together, so no exact cannabis weight, no split between marijuana and skunk and no separate value are recorded.
The article says other suspects were arrested after a second vehicle was found in Goiás but gives no number for them, so only the two occupants of the first car are counted as arrested.
The marijuana and skunk were not each given a weight, so the total is recorded once rather than divided between products.
No charges or court dates were reported for any of those detained.
Paraná's Border Police Battalion and federal agencies seized 7,781 kg of marijuana and skunk hidden in a maize load on a bitrem truck stopped on BR-163 near Marechal Cândido Rondon, and arrested a 30-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman. The operation, part of Operação Protetor, ran from 10 to 11 November 2026, and the battalion put the loss to organised crime at R$16,318,000.
Military Police in Lajinha found 58 marijuana tablets hidden in a stove in an abandoned house on 10 November 2026 and seized 62 tablets in all. A 20-year-old was arrested and a 17-year-old was taken into custody, and both were taken to the Civil Police station in Manhuaçu.
Federal Highway Police officers seized a load of marijuana hidden inside two fiberglass boats transported in a box truck during an inspection on the BR-277 in Cascavel, Paraná. The driver was released after showing he was unaware of the drugs, which were on their way from Missal to Rio de Janeiro.
Shock Company officers seized about 10 kg of marijuana hidden in scrubland in Pescaria, on Maceio's northern coast, after an anonymous tip during a patrol. The drugs were taken to the Central de Flagrantes, and no arrests were reported.
