Military Police in Santa Catarina arrested two men, aged 22 and 24, on suspicion of drug trafficking and criminal association in the Passo dos Fortes neighbourhood of Chapecó, in western Santa Catarina, on the night of 28 October 2026.[1] The action followed reports that a blue Fiat Palio was being used to sell drugs near Rua Inglaterra.[1] Officers found the car at the end of Rua Franz Wallerius and approached its two occupants.[1]

At the 24-year-old’s home, police found 272 g of cannabis in a backpack, divided into 21 portions ready for sale, a precision scale, cling film for packaging and R$92.[1] Nothing illicit was found at the younger man’s home.[1]

In total, police seized about 402 g of cannabis, R$122 in cash, two mobile phones and materials used to divide and package the drug.[1] The two men were taken to the Civil Police station with the car and the seized items.[2]