Two held with 16 kg of skunk hidden in boat in Japurá
Police arrested two 39-year-old men and seized about 16 kg of skunk from a boat at the port of Japurá, Amazonas, on 31 October 2026. One suspect admitted he was paid to guard the drugs bound for Manaus, while the other denied knowledge; inquiries continue.
Police arrested two 39-year-old men at the port of Japurá in inland Amazonas on
Saturday 31 October 2026.[1][2]Both men were taken to the 59th Interactive
Police Station, the 59ª DIP, where legal procedures were carried out.[3][2]One
suspect said he knew he was carrying drugs and would receive between R$1,000 and
R$1,500 to look after the material.[3]The second man denied involvement and
said he did not know drugs were on the boat.[3][2]
The operation seized about 16 kilograms of skunk-type marijuana.[1][2]Officers
found the drugs in a black bag hidden inside one of the boat’s flotation buoys,
a compartment that was completely full of water.[3][2]Police said the load was
bound for Manaus, the Amazonas state capital.[4][2]
The action was carried out by the Amazonas Civil Police through the 59th DIP,
with support from the Military Police and the Municipal Civil Guard.[3][2]Delegate Jandervan Rocha said teams began checks after an anonymous report that
a vessel was carrying drugs hidden in its structure.[4][2]The seized drugs will
undergo forensic examination while investigations continue to clarify each
detainee’s role and identify possible members of a criminal organization.[3][2]
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The 16 kg figure is approximate and no independent weighing is reported.
The names of the two arrested men were not published.
No charges or court outcome were reported, and whether the men remain in custody is unknown.
The incident day is given only as Saturday (31); 31 October 2026 is inferred from the 1 November 2026 publication date.
The Politiza Amazonas account credits Imediato Online and reproduces its photo, adding no independent photography.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in O Chefão da Notícia: One suspect said he knew he was carrying drugs and would receive between R$1,000 and R$1,500 to look after the material.
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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.
