Fugitive, 24, arrested in central Igaratinga with four cannabis bars
Military police in Igaratinga, Minas Gerais, arrested a 24-year-old man on an open final arrest warrant during a routine patrol on 4 November 2026. He told officers he kept drugs at home, where they seized four bars of marijuana, and was taken to the Civil Police station in Pará de Minas.
🇧🇷 Rua Antônio Mendes, Centro, Igaratinga, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Military police in Igaratinga arrested a 24-year-old man on Wednesday 4 November
2026.[1]Officers approached him during a routine patrol on Rua Antônio Mendes
in the town centre.[1]
He was already on record for earlier arrests for robbery, theft, receiving
stolen goods and drug trafficking.[1]A check of police systems showed an open
final arrest warrant against him, issued after a conviction with no further
appeals left.[1]
During the approach the man told officers he kept drugs at his home.[1]Officers went to the property and seized four bars of marijuana.[1]They took
him to the Civil Police station in Pará de Minas and left him at the disposal of
the courts.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo published with the report on the arrest in central Igaratinga. Photo: Polícia Militar (7ª RPM/19ª CIA PM IND)Photo details
No weight was published for the four marijuana bars, so no cannabis quantity in kilograms can be recorded.
The warrant and the earlier drug-trafficking conviction are separate proceedings whose details, sentences and dates were not published.
The article names no charges filed or court steps taken after the 4 November arrest beyond delivery to the Civil Police station in Pará de Minas.
The suspect is identified only by his age and gender; no name or initials were published.
Only one accessible source for this event could be opened; a VH News article on the same arrest appeared in search results but its page returned 403 Forbidden.
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