Military police in Irati, Paraná, arrested a man for drug trafficking and a traffic offence on the night of Thursday 5 November 2026.[1] At about 9:30 pm, on patrol, officers saw a motorcycle whose rider tried to flee when he noticed the police car and ignored the order to stop.[1] After he was stopped, the man said he had no driver’s licence (CNH, the Brazilian national driving licence), and irregularities were found in the motorcycle, which was taken to the yard of the 8th Independent Military Police Company, the 8ª CIPM.[1]

Police then received reports that the same man had returned to the place of the first stop and was looking for something in the vegetation.[1] During further checks officers found him near Parque da Vila São João, a park in the Vila São João neighbourhood.[1] In the searches, officers found a portion of a marijuana-like substance weighing 112.2 grams.[1] The man was arrested and taken to the 41st Regional Police Station in Irati for judicial police procedures.[1] The account came from the Paraná Military Police, which reported the case to local outlets.[1]

Portal Irati published the same police account, naming the 8th Independent Military Police Company and saying the man was taken to the 41st Regional Police Station.[2] The man was not named, and no statement on his custody or any court outcome was published.[2]