Two tonnes of marijuana seized at Criciúma sítio; man, 27, arrested
Civil Police from the Içara precinct seized about two tonnes of marijuana at a country property in Criciúma's Primeira Linha neighbourhood on 9 October 2020 and arrested the 27-year-old man found alone there. Officers also seized a money-counting machine, and the load's final weighing had not yet been done when the reports were published.
🇧🇷 Bairro Primeira Linha, Criciúma, Santa Catarina · Brazil
The operation, run by the Içara precinct’s Civil Police with 40 officers, ended
with the seizure of two tonnes of marijuana in Criciúma, after the outlet
corrected its first version placing it in Içara.[1]The action began at 6 am
on Friday 9 October 2020.[1]A 27-year-old man was arrested for drug
trafficking during the operation.[1]Notisul gave the same account of 40 Içara
Civil Police officers seizing two tonnes of marijuana in Criciúma from 6 am on
that Friday.[2]
Officers seized about two tonnes of marijuana stored in an airy depository built
for the drugs.[1]The seizure was made in the Primeira Linha neighbourhood of
Criciúma.[3]The load was at a country property near a gated condominium.[3]The man was alone in the residence when detained.[1]Police seized a
money-counting machine from the property.[1]
Delegate Rafael Marin Iasco said the man had no criminal record and did not
resist arrest.[1]The delegate said the marijuana was probably distributed
across the Sul Catarinense region, with further questioning and investigation to
determine the next steps.[1]The operation was commanded by delegate Rafael
Iasco, with the Civil Police dog unit of the Núcleo de Operações com Cães taking
part.[3]
The weighing had not been completed when the reports were published, and
officers estimated the marijuana at close to two tonnes.[4]ClicSC reported
that the operation followed an investigation by the Içara precinct and that one
person was arrested.[4]
Photos and video
Marijuana seized at the country property in Criciúma, in the police handout photo published with the 4oito report. Photo: Polícia CivilPhoto details
4oito4oito.com.brPTMais de duas toneladas de maconha apreendidas em sítio
ClicSCclicsc.com.brPTPolícia apreende mais de duas toneladas de maconha em Santa Catarina
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The two-tonne figure is a police estimate; ClicSC and 4oito report that the weighing had not been carried out when they published, and no final weighed result was found.
A fourth local outlet, Canal Içara, named the operation and valued the load at more than R$1 million, but its page text could not be recovered in full, so those details are left out.
No custody decision, charges beyond drug trafficking or court outcome were reported.
The accounts describe the stash as being in a depository, a house or a residence on the same country property near a condominium.
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