Military Police officers of the 6th Battalion apprehended two 17-year-old adolescents late on the night of Monday 2 November 2026 near the Pérola Negra clandestine port in the Triângulo neighbourhood of Guajará-Mirim, Rondônia.[1][2] The patrol was operating in the area when it spotted two young people acting suspiciously.[1] The pair were travelling on a silver Honda Biz motorcycle carrying two occupants.[3] One of them got off and stayed at the spot while the driver headed toward the commercial centre.[1][2]

Officers stopped the teenager who stayed and found the drugs during a search of his backpack.[1] Officers found 12 capsules of a substance described as having synthetic-drug characteristics, popularly known as bala.[1][2] Officers also found three portions of plant material described as similar to maconha, the Portuguese term for cannabis.[3][2]

The second adolescent returned shortly afterwards, was also stopped, claimed ownership of the drugs and said he had bought the material in Bolivia.[1][2] He said part of the drugs had already been sold in Brazilian territory and the rest would be sold at a party in the neighbouring country.[1][2] Officers took the two teenagers, the motorcycle, the drugs and mobile phones to the Regional Civil Police station, where a child-welfare counsellor accompanied the case.[1][2] The teenagers’ legal guardians were called to follow the procedures, which were also accompanied by a child-welfare counsellor.[3] He also said he intended to return to Bolivia to attend a party and sell the remainder.[3]