Three arrested and marijuana, dry and a revolver seized in Formiga
Military Police of Minas Gerais arrested three men on the night of 10 November 2026 in a central Formiga apartment after finding a portion of maconha with two of them. Officers seized six large portions of maconha, six packets of the cannabis concentrate dry, a .38 revolver with six rounds, two precision scales and R$ 335 in cash.
🇧🇷 Rua Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, Centro, Formiga, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Military Police of Minas Gerais arrested three men on the night of Tuesday 10
November 2026 in central Formiga on suspicion of drug trafficking and illegal
possession of a firearm.[1]The operation was run by teams of the 63rd
Military Police Battalion (63º BPM) on the basis of strategic intelligence work.[1]A second account reports that the intelligence work pointed to unusual
movement and suspected drug dealing in a residential building on the street.[2]Officers approached two men, aged 29 and 37, who had just left an apartment
on Rua Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca.[1]
A personal search found a portion of maconha with the two men, who said they had
bought the drug in the apartment they had just left.[1]Acting on that
information, officers went to the apartment, which belonged to a 19-year-old,
and searched it.[1]
The Military Police seized a .38 calibre revolver and six intact rounds of the
same calibre.[1]They also seized six large portions of maconha, four medium
and smaller wrappers of maconha and three jars holding additional portions of
the drug.[1]The seizure also included six packets of a substance known as
dry, a substance derived from maconha.[1]Two precision scales, R$ 335 in
small change and two mobile phones were also seized.[1]
All three men were arrested in flagrante: the 19-year-old occupant for drug
trafficking and irregular possession of a firearm, and the men of 29 and 37 for
drug trafficking.[1]The three suspects and all the seized material were taken
to the police station to await the legal procedures.[1]
Photos and video
Military Police photo of the firearm and drugs seized in the apartment on Rua Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, Formiga. Photo: PMMGPhoto details
tráfico de drogas; posse irregular de arma de fogo
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Minas Gerais
Sources
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No weight in grams or kilograms was published for the maconha, the dry or the single portion found with the two men, so only the counts of portions, wrappers and jars are recorded.
Both accounts repeat the Military Police's version and no separate agency release or independent reporting could be opened.
No charge, custody ruling or court outcome was reported beyond the arrests in flagrante and delivery to the police station.
The exact time of the operation is not given, only that it happened on the night of Tuesday 10 November 2026.
Both accounts name the street as Rua Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, while Formiga's postal listings show the Centro street as Rua Marechal Deodoro, and the report keeps the name as published.
No laboratory confirmation of the seized substances was reported.
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