17-year-old detained with 2 kg of marijuana on bus in Sapucaia
Military police apprehended a 17-year-old boy on a Viação Rio Doce bus in Jamapará, Sapucaia, during an inspection on the BR-393. Officers found about 2 kg of marijuana and three hashish tablets; he was booked for conduct analogous to drug trafficking and remained detained.
🇧🇷 Rodovia Lúcio Meira (BR-393), near Jamapará, Sapucaia, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Military police apprehended a 17-year-old boy on Wednesday night, 4 November,
aboard a Viação Rio Doce bus on the Rodovia Lúcio Meira (BR-393), near Jamapará,
a district of Sapucaia.[1][2]The stop occurred during a Military Police
inspection of the bus.[1]The Military Police said officers noticed a strong
odor resembling marijuana coming from a backpack the teenager had with him.[1][2]Questioned by officers, the boy said he was transporting the drugs from Nova
Holanda, in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro, to Ipanema in Minas Gerais.[1][2]
A search found approximately two kilograms of marijuana and three tablets of
hashish.[1][2]Officers also found about one kilogram of a substance similar to
cocaine, 500 grams of material similar to crack and 19 packets of a substance
identified as ICE.[1]They also seized two packages containing about 100
zip-type plastic bags commonly used to package drugs.[1]
Police took the teenager to the 109th Police Precinct accompanied by the
Conselho Tutelar, Brazil’s child-protection council.[1][2]After review by the
police authority, he was booked for conduct analogous to drug trafficking and
remained detained at the disposal of the courts.[1][3]
Officers also seized 200 plastic bags for packaging the drugs, according to G1.[2]
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Source: A Voz da CidadeMilitary Police handout photo published with the report on the bus inspection in Jamapará, Sapucaia. Photo: Divulgação/Polícia MilitarPhoto details
The marijuana weight is approximate, and no weight was reported for the three hashish tablets.
The headline's nearly four-kilogram figure covers a mixed-drug seizure and cannot be recorded as cannabis; only the separately stated marijuana weight is counted.
The composition of the 19 packets identified as ICE was not specified, so they are excluded from cannabis figures.
The teenager's name and any subsequent juvenile-court outcome were not reported.
No second accessible report of the incident was found in Portuguese-language searches.
G1 and Foco Regional describe the seized cocaine and crack only as similar substances, which does not change the cannabis figure.
G1 counts 200 plastic bags, while A Voz da Cidade counted two packages of about 100, giving the same total with a different packaging detail.
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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.
