Military Police arrested a young man in flagrante for drug trafficking on Saturday 31 October 2026 in Martinópolis, São Paulo, seizing portions of crack and marijuana.[1] Officers reached the suspect after stopping a drug user who had just consumed marijuana at Praça Verde.[1] When officers arrived at the suspect’s residence in Martinópolis, they found the young man standing in front of the building.[1] When he saw the police approach, he tried to enter an open neighbouring plot with no obstacles, wall or gate, but officers intercepted him there.[1]

Officers found three marijuana portions in his pocket together with R$30 in cash.[1] Officers then found additional drugs inside a small jar hidden inside a pair of sneakers left beside the property wall.[1] In total, officers seized 26 portions of drugs, reported as crack and marijuana combined.[1] The suspect was taken to the Civil Police station, where he remained at the disposal of justice after being arrested in flagrante for drug trafficking.[1]