Two brothers arrested with 24 cannabis wraps, 3 plants in Montes Claros
Two brothers aged 18 and 20 were arrested for suspected drug trafficking in Monte Sião, Montes Claros, on 4 November 2026 after police found drugs in their house. Officers seized 24 marijuana-like wraps and three marijuana-like plants alongside crack, cocaine and R$105, and took both suspects to the Civil Police.
🇧🇷 Bairro Monte Sião, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Two brothers aged 18 and 20 were arrested on suspicion of involvement with drug
trafficking on the night of Wednesday 4 November in Montes Claros in northern
Minas Gerais.[1][2]The case was recorded in the Monte Sião neighbourhood during
an operation by the Shock Platoon and the Ostensive Patrols with Dogs (ROCCA).[1][2]During preventive patrolling, military police saw the younger brother
discarding a wrapper as the patrol car approached.[1]That packet held 30
stones of a crack-like substance.[1]During the searches the older brother
arrived at the house, resisted the approach, kicked a police officer and tried
to flee, but was caught and restrained.[1][2]
After authorization to enter his house, police found in a wooden box 18 pins of
a cocaine-like substance, five crack stones and R$50 in cash.[1]Near the
bedroom police found two plants resembling marijuana.[1]On the veranda inside
a fanny pack officers seized another 24 lumps of a marijuana-like substance, 20
crack-like stones and R$55.[1]With the help of sniffer dog Atena, police
located one more plant resembling marijuana.[1]
In total police reported 50 crack-like stones, 18 cocaine-like pins, 24
marijuana-like lumps, three marijuana-like plants and R$105.[1][2]The two
brothers were arrested and taken to the Civil Police station together with all
the seized material.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
WebTerrawebterra.com.brPTIrmãos são presos com drogas dentro de casa em Montes Claros; um deles agride militar, tenta fugir, mas acaba contido pelos militares | WebTerra
Gerais Newsgeraisnews.com.brPTIrmãos são presos com drogas e plantas de maconha em operação com cão farejador em Montes Claros - Gerais News
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the 24 marijuana-like lumps, so no cannabis kilogram figure can be recorded.
Crack, cocaine, cash and the combined drug totals are mentioned only to explain the same mixed event and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The incident date of 4 November 2026 is the Wednesday named in the article published on 5 November 2026.
Only one accessible outlet account was found after searching in Portuguese; no agency statement or second outlet account could be opened.
No court outcome beyond transfer to the Civil Police station was reported.
Military police arrested seven suspected drug traffickers in the Água Branca neighbourhood of Contagem and seized 218 kg of cannabis. The suspects, all with prior criminal records, were taken to the Contagem Civil Police station for investigation.
Civil Police arrested three men from Amazonas in a house in Cinturão Verde, Boa Vista, on 10 November 2026 with 201.5 kg of cannabis derivatives, including hashish and cannabis oil. Police valued the load at R$15 million and said it was meant for Rio de Janeiro; the men were booked for trafficking.
Military Police arrested a 36-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old buyer during a raid on a suspected drug point in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, on 10 November 2026. Officers seized two cannabis tablets alongside crack, cocaine, three phones, bookkeeping notes and R$2,474 in cash, transferring all three to the Civil Police.
Military Police arrested a man and a woman in a ride-hailing car on Rua Aristiliano Ramos in Timbo on 10 November 2026. Officers seized about 500 g of a hashish-like substance in five wraps from the woman's bag and took both suspects to the Civil Police station.
