An investigation by the Civil Police of Ceará led to the arrest of three people suspected of drug trafficking and membership in a criminal organization in the Couto Fernandes neighborhood of Fortaleza.[1] Officers from the 11th Police District carried out the operation.[1] Those detained were two women aged 22 and 25 and a 23-year-old man, all caught in flagrante.[1] Police said the group was located after investigators examined suspected drug dealing in the area.[1] After detention, the three were transferred to the Captures and Polinter Division, where they remained at the disposal of justice.[1]

During the action, officers seized approximately four kilograms of marijuana, along with an unspecified quantity of crack.[1] The drugs were packed in a suitcase that investigators said was destined for municipalities in the interior of Ceará.[1] Officers collected the material and presented it at the police station together with the three suspects.[1]

Police are still investigating the group’s role in the criminal activity and whether other people were involved in the distribution scheme.[1] The case was treated as suspected organized drug trafficking in Couto Fernandes, in Fortaleza, rather than simple possession.[1]