Military police in Lucélia, in the interior of São Paulo state, arrested a 26-year-old man in the street outside his own home on the afternoon of Sunday 8 November 2026, accusing him of drug trafficking.[1] Officers on patrol said they saw the man apparently smoking marijuana in front of his house and stopped him as he tried to go inside when the patrol car approached.[1]

A search of his person found a marijuana cigarette and 40 reais in cash.[1] The man told officers there were more drugs inside the house, and a search of the property found eight blocks (tabletes) of marijuana, one portion of cocaine and 14 portions of crack, plus 80 reais more in cash, a knife and a pair of scissors with marijuana residue.[1]

Siga Mais reported that civilian police at the on-duty station in Adamantina, a neighbouring town, confirmed the arrest in flagrante.[2] Siga Mais reported that the arrest was made under article 33 of Brazil’s drug law 11.343/2006, which covers trafficking.[2] The man remained held at the disposal of the courts, and the drugs were seized.[1]