Military Police arrested a man for drug trafficking on the afternoon of Friday 6 November 2026 in Lucas do Rio Verde, 332 km from Cuiabá.[1] The arrest happened at about 17h during an ostensive patrol on Avenida Ênio Rospierski, near the Mercado Primavera 3.[1] Officers said they saw the man acting suspiciously and that he tried to flee when he noticed them approaching.[1]

During the approach, officers found one portion of maconha in the suspect’s pocket and another where he had thrown the package.[1] Questioned, he confessed that he bought the drugs to sell and said there were more drugs at his home.[1] He said he had bought about R$1,000 in drugs to resell and obtained them from members of the Comando Vermelho criminal faction.[1] With the resident’s authorization, officers went to the house, where the suspect’s wife handed over another eight portions of maconha and a precision scale.[1] In total, officers seized 10 portions of the drug, a precision scale, a damaged light-blue Xiaomi cell phone and an identity document.[1]

The man was arrested and taken with the seized material to the Civil Police station.[1] The police record stated that he had no bodily injuries.[1]