35-year-old arrested with 27 g of marijuana in Erval Seco
Military police from the 37th Battalion arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking in Erval Seco, Rio Grande do Sul, on the night of 6 November 2026. They seized about 27 grams of marijuana along with cocaine, two precision scales, 2,820 reais and a phone, and took him to the Frederico Westphalen state prison.
Military police from the 37th Military Police Battalion arrested a 35-year-old
man on suspicion of drug trafficking in Erval Seco on the night of Friday 6
November 2026.[1]Officers found about 27 grams of marijuana with him.[1]
The same search turned up two precision scales, 2,820 reais in cash and a mobile
phone alongside the marijuana.[1]Police also seized cocaine, some of it in 30
bucha portions ready for sale and some as three larger portions totalling 25.1
grams, none of which is counted as cannabis.[1]
The man was taken to the police station, where officers registered the arrest in
flagrante, and then to the Frederico Westphalen State Prison.[1]A second
account, by Jornal O Alto Uruguai, gives the same date and the same battalion,
citing the 37th BPM.[2]
The 37th Battalion’s release describes the marijuana as a single portion of
about 27 grams.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the report on the Erval Seco arrest, captioned only 'Foto: Divulgação BM', showing the material collected by 37th Battalion military police. Photo: Brigada MilitarPhoto details
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