23-year-old arrested with marijuana and cocaine in Lajinha; car and motorbike seized
Military Police in Lajinha arrested a 23-year-old man for drug trafficking on Saturday, 7 November, and seized a portion of marijuana with cocaine packets, a precision scale, 85.50 reais and two Honda vehicles. He was taken to the Civil Police station in Manhuaçu.
🇧🇷 Avenida Natal Rodrigues Pereira, Lajinha, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Arrested
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Cash confiscated
BRL 85.5
Agencies
Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais, Delegacia de Polícia Civil de Manhuaçu
Military Police officers in Lajinha arrested a 23-year-old man for drug
trafficking on Saturday, 7 November 2026, during an operation against crime in
the town.[1]Officers stopped the young man on Avenida Natal Rodrigues Pereira
and found three cocaine packets on him.[1]Officers then searched nearby and
the flat where the man lived and found more drugs.[1]
In total, police seized eight cocaine packets, a larger portion of the same
drug, two buchas and one portion of marijuana, along with a precision scale and
a mobile phone.[1]Officers also took 85.50 reais in cash, a cordão and a
pulseira.[2]A Honda CG 160 motorcycle and a Honda City car were also seized
during the operation.[1]
The man was arrested in the act and taken to the Civil Police station in
Manhuaçu with the seized material.[1]The account came from the Military
Police of Minas Gerais, whose handout photograph the outlets published.[2]The
Diário de Ipatinga published the same account, crediting Portal Caparaó as its
source.[3]
Photos and video
Police handout photo published with the report on the Lajinha arrest, showing the material seized in the operation. Photo: Polícia Militar de Minas GeraisPhoto details
The reports give no weight for the marijuana portion, or for the buchas and cocaine, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
It is not clear whether the 'duas buchas' were marijuana or another drug; they are left out of the cannabis figures and stated in the text only as part of the total haul.
No charge beyond 'tráfico de drogas' is stated, and no custody decision, court date or outcome was reported.
The three outlets reproduce the same Military Police account, so they are not independent reporting.
The single photo is an uncaptioned Military Police handout; its caption and credit come from the article and other outlets' attribution, not from the page itself.
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