Civil Police arrested a man in flagrante in Gravatai during an operation to combat drug trafficking.[1] He was taken to the police department and booked in flagrante for drug trafficking.[1] The action took place on Thursday 12 November 2026.[1]

Inside a house in the Morada do Vale III neighbourhood, officers found 315 marijuana bricks totalling 270 kilos of the drug.[1] The Civil Police account gives the same count of 315 bricks totalling 270 kilos of marijuana in the residence.[2] Police said the investigation began after information that a white Renault Duster was being used to transport and distribute marijuana at different points in the city.[1] Officers located the vehicle, monitored its movements and saw it enter the residence in Morada do Vale III, where they then searched the premises.[1]

The seizure was carried out by officers of the 3rd Investigation Division of the State Anti-Narcotics Department (Denarc), coordinated by delegate Fernando Siqueira, within Operation Narke.[1] The Civil Police account places the flagrante arrest and seizure in Morada do Vale III in Gravatai under Operation Narke.[2]