A Guarda Civil Municipal patrol arrested a man in flagrante on suspicion of drug trafficking in Jardim América, Ibaté, after he tried to flee from officers.[1][2] The team was on preventive patrol in Jardim América when the man began running as the patrol vehicle approached.[1][2] During the flight, he discarded a bag in a public litter bin on the street, and guards detained him a few metres ahead.[1] Officers needed to use handcuffs during the security procedures to protect the safety of the agents and the detained man.[1]

Inside the discarded bag, agents found 18 pins containing a substance described as similar to cocaine and six portions of material described as similar to marijuana.[1][2] Officers also seized R$5.15 in cash during the action on Rua Benedito Arruda Camargo.[1] The occurrence was recorded at about 19h50 on Rua Benedito Arruda Camargo.[1] The cannabis component recorded here is the six suspected marijuana portions, while the suspected cocaine is mentioned only to explain the mixed seizure.[1]

The man was first taken to Ibaté Municipal Hospital for a forensic medical examination and then to the Civil Police station in São Carlos for presentation to the police authority.[1] After reviewing the facts, the police authority ordered his flagrante booking for the crime of drug trafficking, and he remained in custody at the disposal of the courts.[1][2] The operation was described as part of the Ibaté municipal guards’ preventive patrol work against crime and the illegal drug trade in the city’s neighbourhoods.[1]