PM dismantles greenhouse with 55 cannabis plants in a house in Carianos, Florianópolis
On 12 November 2026 the Military Police dismantled a clandestine cannabis greenhouse in a house in the Carianos neighbourhood of Florianópolis, arresting one man in flagrante for drug trafficking and seizing 55 plants, 245 grams of skunk and two bottles of extracted cannabis oil.
🇧🇷 Carianos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina · Brazil
On the night of Thursday 12 November 2026, Military Police dismantled a
clandestine greenhouse used to cultivate cannabis in a house in the Carianos
neighbourhood of Florianópolis.[1]One man was arrested in flagrante for drug
trafficking.[1]
According to the 4th Military Police Battalion, the action began after a report
that the property was being used to grow the drug, and with a neighbour’s
authorisation officers checked over the wall and confirmed the planting in the
backyard.[1]The property’s responsible person let the officers in, and inside
they found dozens of plants in cultivation, a complete greenhouse structure,
portions of already-harvested drug and bottles of oil extracted from the plant.[1]
What was seized: 55 cannabis plants; 245 grams of skunk; 2 bottles of oil
extracted from the plant; materials used in the assembly and maintenance of the
greenhouse.[1]The man was taken, along with the plants, the drugs and the
equipment, to the Capital’s on-duty police station (CPP), where the case was
registered.[1]
Photos and video
Cannabis plants and material seized by the Military Police in the Carianos neighbourhood, in the body of the report. Photo: PMSC/DivulgaçãoPhoto details
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