Two arrested with marijuana, skank and coca paste on MT-175 in Mato Grosso
Military Police arrested a man and a woman on the MT-175 in Mirassol d'Oeste, seizing four marijuana tablets, skank and coca base paste. The man, who wore an electronic ankle monitor, said he had been hired to carry the drugs to Araputanga.
Military Police arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of drug trafficking on
31 October 2026 on the roadside of the state MT-175 highway at Mirassol d’Oeste,
Mato Grosso.[1][2][3]The man was wearing an electronic ankle monitor at the time of
the arrest.[1][2][3]Both were taken to the police station for further procedures.[1]
With the pair, officers seized four tablets of marijuana, one portion of skank
and one portion of coca base paste.[1][2][3]Mirassol d’Oeste lies 296 km from
Cuiabá.[1]
Police teams acted after receiving information that the suspects were
transporting a large quantity of drugs by motorcycle.[1]Officers on patrol
found the couple on the stretch of road toward São José dos Quatro Marcos after
their motorcycle developed mechanical problems.[1]During the stop the two
gave conflicting accounts of the trip’s origin and destination.[1]The man
told officers he had been hired to carry the drugs from Mirassol d’Oeste to
Araputanga.[1][2][3]
The officers who stopped the couple belonged to the 17th Battalion.[3]
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