Military Police arrested a man for drug trafficking on Rua Independência in the Getal neighborhood of Lages after he tried to flee an approach.[1] The incident was recorded at around 22h30.[1] During patrol, officers noticed the man’s suspicious behavior, and when he saw the officers he abandoned his bicycle and fled on foot before being pursued and stopped.[1]
With a sniffer dog, officers retraced the escape route and found two portions of a substance resembling marijuana weighing about 20 grams.[1] During the stop, the suspect allegedly admitted that he sold small quantities of the drug.[1] Based on that information, officers went to the residence where he was living.[1] With the authorization of the person responsible for the property, the team searched the room occupied by the man.[1] The sniffer dog found a bag containing another 10 portions of marijuana, already packaged and separated for sale, totaling about 180 grams.[1] In total, 12 portions weighing about 200 grams were seized.[1]
The man was arrested and taken to the Polícia Científica for a forensic examination, then to the Central de Polícia Civil with the seized material for legal procedures.[1] The account attributes the information to the Santa Catarina Military Police.[1]
