Man arrested in Itapoã with three cannabis bars and 30 portions
Federal District military police arrested a man in Itapoã on 5 November 2026 after residents reported drug sales in Quadra 01 of Fazendinha, seizing four portions from him on the street and 26 more in a house on QL 05. In total officers recorded three bars and 30 portions of marijuana-like material, plus a scale, two knives and a phone, and took him to the 6th Police Station.
Military police arrested a man suspected of drug trafficking in Itapoã, in the
Federal District, on Thursday 5 November 2026.[1]The arrest was made by teams
of the Tactical Operations Group of the 20th Battalion, GTOP 40 of the Federal
District Military Police (PMDF).[2]
The incident began during a patrol in Quadra 01 of Fazendinha, where residents
told officers that drugs were being sold and gave the physical features and
clothing of a man said to be involved.[1]Officers found a man matching the
description riding a bicycle and, in the approach, seized four portions of a
marijuana-like substance from him.[1]
The man then authorised officers, on video recording, to enter a property on QL
05 in Itapoã.[1]In the house, which had few furnishings and appeared
unoccupied, officers found three bars, 13 medium portions and 13 small portions
of the same material, plus a precision scale, two knives with residues of the
substance and a mobile phone.[1]Counting the street seizure and the house
search, police recorded three bars and 30 portions of material with marijuana
characteristics in total.[1]
The man was placed under arrest and taken with all the seized material to the
6th Police Station for the legal procedures.[2]
Photos and video
PMDF handout photo published with the report on the Itapoã arrest, showing the material seized. Photo: PMDFPhoto details
O Hojeohoje.comPTPolícia prende suspeito de tráfico e apreende drogas em imóvel no Itapoã
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the three bars or the 30 portions, so no cannabis kilogram figure is recorded.
The suspect is not named and no age is given.
No charge, custody decision or court outcome was reported; the case was registered at the 6th Police Station.
The incident date is 5 November 2026, the Thursday the reports name; the articles were published the following day.
Both accounts draw on the same PMDF statement, and the photo published with them is a PMDF handout image.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in O Hoje: Police said the scale and the cutting objects strengthened the suspicion that the material was for sale.
Military police arrested seven suspected drug traffickers in the Água Branca neighbourhood of Contagem and seized 218 kg of cannabis. The suspects, all with prior criminal records, were taken to the Contagem Civil Police station for investigation.
Civil Police arrested three men from Amazonas in a house in Cinturão Verde, Boa Vista, on 10 November 2026 with 201.5 kg of cannabis derivatives, including hashish and cannabis oil. Police valued the load at R$15 million and said it was meant for Rio de Janeiro; the men were booked for trafficking.
Military Police arrested a 36-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old buyer during a raid on a suspected drug point in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, on 10 November 2026. Officers seized two cannabis tablets alongside crack, cocaine, three phones, bookkeeping notes and R$2,474 in cash, transferring all three to the Civil Police.
Military Police arrested a man and a woman in a ride-hailing car on Rua Aristiliano Ramos in Timbo on 10 November 2026. Officers seized about 500 g of a hashish-like substance in five wraps from the woman's bag and took both suspects to the Civil Police station.
