Man taken to police station after CPE finds cannabis in Catalão sobrado
Military police officers in Catalão, Goiás, entered a two-storey house on Avenida Guanabara on the night of 7 November 2026 after smelling cannabis from the balcony, and seized a piece of cannabis-like material, ten divided portions, a precision scale and a knife. One man was taken to the police station with the material; no weight, charge or court outcome was reported.
🇧🇷 Avenida Guanabara, Setor Aeroporto, Catalão, Goiás · Brazil
Military police took a man to the police station after officers of the
Specialised Policing Company (CPE) found drugs and materials used to portion
drugs in a two-storey house in the Setor Aeroporto of Catalão, in southeastern
Goiás, on the night of Saturday 7 November 2026.[1]The action took place on
Avenida Guanabara in the Setor Aeroporto.[2]
According to the Military Police, the CPE 90 team was patrolling the area when
it smelled a strong smell of cannabis coming from the balcony of the property,
and the suspect went quickly into the residence when he noticed the officers.[1]The officers entered the house and found the man on the second floor.[1]In the search they seized one piece of a substance similar to cannabis, ten
portions already divided up, a precision scale and a knife.[1]
The suspect and the material were taken to the police authority for the legal
procedures.[1]The response was handled by the CPE, which is attached to the
9th Regional Command of the Military Police.[1]The same account says the
suspect and the seized material were presented to the police authority for the
legal procedures.[2]
Photos and video
Cannabis, a precision scale and a knife seized by the CPE during the operation in the Setor Aeroporto, in Catalão. Photo: Zap CatalãoPhoto details
No weight, street value or cannabis classification for the seized pieces and portions was published, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
No charge, custody decision or court outcome for the man was reported; the accounts end when he was taken to the police authority.
The site of the search is given only as Avenida Guanabara in the Setor Aeroporto; coordinates are those of Catalão town centre.
The nested Mais Goiás links about a skunk arrest at Goiânia bus station and about Operation Cannabis Faria Lima are separate events, left out of this report.
Central Goiano Notícias republishes the Zap Catalão text and photo under its own masthead, so it is not listed as an independent second account.
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