Man held with about 1 kg of cannabis in Maceió's Village Campestre
Military Police arrested a man during a patrol in Village Campestre, in the Cidade Universitária area of Maceió, after he tried to flee on a motorcycle. A search of his backpack found about one kilogram of marijuana, a precision scale and drug-selling materials, and the motorcycle had been reported stolen.
🇧🇷 Village Campestre, Cidade Universitária, Maceió, Alagoas · Brazil
Military Police officers arrested a man suspected of drug trafficking during a
patrol in Village Campestre, Maceió, Alagoas.[1]Officers spotted him riding a
motorcycle in suspicious circumstances, and when he noticed the patrol
approaching he tried to flee before being caught and stopped.[1]
A search of the backpack he was carrying found about one kilogram of marijuana,
a precision scale and materials used to sell drugs.[1]The motorcycle he was
riding was also found to have been reported stolen.[1]
The suspect was arrested and taken to the Central de Flagrantes, the station
where arrests in the act are booked, for the formal procedures.[1]
Photos and video
Military Police officers with the suspect stopped in the Village Campestre, Maceió, after he tried to flee on a motorcycle. Photo: Bruno RafaelPhoto details
The source gives no date for the patrol or arrest; 5 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The marijuana weight is stated as approximately one kilogram, not an exact measured quantity.
The suspect is not named and his age was not published.
No charge, custody decision or court outcome was reported beyond the arrest in the act and referral to the Central de Flagrantes.
The source does not say in which part of Village Campestre the approach happened.
Only one account of the arrest could be opened; no police statement or second outlet was found.
The page photo credit 'Bruno Rafael' suggests the outlet's own photograph rather than a police handout, but its caption does not establish exactly what it shows.
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