Military Police arrested a 43-year-old man for drug trafficking at a house in Vila Isa, Governador Valadares, in the early hours of 31 October 2026.[1] Officers went to the suspect’s house after receiving complaints that he was selling drugs there.[1] The man was holding crack rocks in his hands when officers approached him.[1] Asked about other drugs in the house, he authorised officers to enter the home and carry out searches.[1] His wife and 5-year-old daughter were also inside the house at the time.[1] He was arrested in the act and taken to the Civil Police station.[1]

Under the stove, officers found a container holding more crack rocks.[1] Officers seized 240 crack rocks in total, besides the cannabis portion and the ammunition.[2] A portion of maconha, the Portuguese word for cannabis, was hidden inside a cement block on the house stairs.[1] Officers also found a .380-calibre round of ammunition in the kitchen cupboard.[1]