Man arrested with 1.236 kg of marijuana in Praça da República, Ijuí
Brigada Militar officers arrested a man in flagrante for drug trafficking at Praça da República in the centre of Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, on 11 November 2026, after a tip-off that he would collect drugs there. A search of his backpack found two bricks of marijuana weighing 816 grams, four further portions weighing 420 grams and a precision scale.
Brigada Militar officers arrested a man in flagrante, the Brazilian term for
being caught in the act, for drug trafficking in the centre of Ijuí, Rio Grande
do Sul, on 11 November 2026.[1]Officers had received information that the
suspect would receive drugs at Praça da República, a public square in the city’s
Centro district, and approached him there.[1]
A search of the backpack he was carrying found two bricks of marijuana weighing
816 grams.[1]Officers also found four further portions of the same drug,
weighing 420 grams together, and a precision scale.[1]The marijuana seized
came to 1.236 kilograms in total, 816 grams in the two bricks and 420 grams in
the four portions.[1]
The photograph published with the report is credited to the social
communications office of the 29th Military Police Battalion, the Brigada Militar
unit covering Ijuí.[1]
Photos and video
Brigada Militar handout photo published with the report, showing bricks of marijuana laid out with a precision scale. Photo: Com. Soc. 29º BPMPhoto details
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