Military police searched for a 24-year-old man named in anonymous tips as the possible grower and seller, but did not find him.[1][2][3] Police said the same suspect had already been arrested in 2024 in a similar situation.[1] In that earlier case, officers had found cannabis-like plants, a pressed tablet of the drug broken into small portions and seeds at his home.[1]

The operation took place on the afternoon of Friday, 30 October 2026 in the Polo Industrial neighbourhood of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, after anonymous reports of possible cultivation and sale of drugs.[1][2][3] A team from the Rapid Ostensive Motorised Patrol Specialised Group (GPMOR) went to the address to check the information.[1][3] From the road, officers saw two plants with cannabis-like characteristics growing amid vegetation in front of the reported property.[1][2] During the check of the outside area, they also found a glass container holding a portion of the same substance divided into several pieces.[1][2][3] Officers seized the plants and the container and forwarded them for legal measures.[1][3]

The case was registered and will be investigated by the competent authorities as part of military police anti-trafficking operations in Guaxupé.[1]