Two arrested as Paraná military police seize 5.2 kg of marijuana in Curitiba
The Paraná Military Police arrested two men and seized about 5.2 kg of marijuana in Curitiba's Santa Quitéria neighbourhood on the night of 9 November 2026. A search of one suspect's house found about 5.1 kg of the drug, four precision scales, a phone and a notebook with notes on drug sales; the two men were taken to the Civil Police's Central de Flagrantes.
🇧🇷 Rua Major França Gomes, Santa Quitéria, Curitiba, Paraná · Brazil
The Paraná Military Police arrested two men and seized about 5.2 kg of marijuana
in Curitiba on the night of 9 November 2026.[1]The operation was carried out
by ROTAM, the Military Police’s tactical mobile patrol unit, from the 23rd
Battalion, after officers approached two men on Rua Major França Gomes in the
Santa Quitéria neighbourhood.[1]The PMPR described the action as an operation
against drug trafficking.[1]
Officers found portions of marijuana with one of the suspects during the initial
search.[2]A search of one suspect’s house found about 5.1 kg of marijuana,
four precision scales, a mobile phone and a notebook with notes on the illegal
sale.[2]Police also collected utensils used to divide the drug.[2]
The two men were taken with the drugs and seized material to the Civil Police’s
Central de Flagrantes for legal procedures.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo published with the PMPR statement on the Santa Quitéria arrest and 5.2 kg marijuana seizure. Photo: PMPRPhoto details
No charges or court outcome were reported after the two men were taken to the Central de Flagrantes.
The suspects' names and ages were not released.
The amount found with the suspect at the street stop is not given separately, so the 5.2 kg total and the 5.1 kg found at the house cannot be reconciled exactly.
No value estimate for the seized marijuana was published.
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