Civil Police in Itapetininga, São Paulo, arrested one man in flagrante for drug trafficking on Tuesday 10 November 2026.[1] Police said the man used social networks to sell drugs and a delivery service to make the deliveries.[1] The arrest came during an investigation into drug sales carried out using the internet.[1]

Officers serving a court-issued search and seizure warrant found 10 ecstasy tablets, portions of dry and marijuana flower and more than R$7,000 in cash.[1] Police also seized a precision scale, two mobile phones and the motorcycle used for the deliveries.[1] The man was arrested in flagrante and remained at the disposal of the courts.[1] The operation was Operação Black Hat, launched by the Delegacia de Investigações sobre Entorpecentes (DISE) of Itapetininga, the local narcotics police station.[2] The local outlet gave the cash seized as R$7,600 and said the motorcycle was used, according to the investigation, to carry out the deliveries.[2]