Fugitive arrested with marijuana, skunk and hashish after chase in Gama
Military police in the Setor Leste do Gama, Federal District, arrested a man on an open drug-trafficking warrant during a car chase on 12 November 2026. They recovered marijuana, skunk, hashish, cocaine and crack he threw from the vehicle, along with scales and the car.
Police officers from the 29th Tactical Operations Group and the XXth CTOP,
supported by the Military Police intelligence service, arrested a man who had an
open arrest warrant for drug trafficking in the Setor Leste do Gama in the
Federal District around 5 pm on Thursday, 12 November 2026.[1]
After receiving information on the fugitive’s location, the teams began searches
through the area; the suspect tried to escape by car and was followed until he
was intercepted.[1]During the escape he allegedly threw drug portions onto
the streets, which the soldiers recovered.[1]
Among the seized material were three portions of marijuana (maconha), one packet
of skunk, hashish (haxixe) sheets, portions of cocaine and crack, and an LSD
tab.[1]The officers also found precision scales, objects used in the
preparation and sale of narcotics, and the vehicle driven by the suspect.[1]
The man and all the collected material were sent to the 20th Police Station
(DP), where procedures were carried out for the arrest warrant and the
flagrante.[1]A second account confirms the capture: the military police
seized the same cannabis and other drugs, including marijuana pieces, skunk,
hashish sheets, cocaine, crack, an LSD tab, scales and the vehicle, and sent the
man to the 20th Police Station.[2]
Photos and video
PMDF handout photo of the arrest. Photo: PMDFPhoto details
No weight or plant count was published for the marijuana, skunk or hashish, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The open arrest warrant was for drug trafficking, but no court outcome, conviction or sentence has been reported.
The cocaine, crack, LSD, scales and vehicle are excluded from the cannabis figures; no combined drug value was stated.
The sources name no arrestee by name; the man was identified only as carrying an open warrant. No figure of how many people were charged or convicted was reported.
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