About 20,000 cannabis plants destroyed at Mulungu do Morro
Bahia Civil Police destroyed about 20,000 cannabis plants and cultivation equipment in Operation Erva Daninha at Mulungu do Morro. The police estimated the loss to the group under investigation at R$4 million.
Bahia Civil Police destroyed about 20,000 cannabis plants in Mulungu do Morro on 5 August 2026 during Operation Erva Daninha.[1][2]The state Public Security Secretariat said the operation caused an estimated loss of R$4 million to the group it believed was responsible for cultivation.[1]Bahia Notícias also reported the estimate and attributed it to Civil Police.[2]The outlet places the municipality in Bahia’s central-north region, near Irecê.[2]
Equipment and investigation
Officers found equipment used to dry, separate and package cannabis, and destroyed the crop, equipment and supplies at the site.[1][2]The operation involved the 5th Narcotics and Toxics Division in Irecê and the Chapada Technical and Tactical Investigation Support Group.[1][2]Police opened an inquiry to identify those involved and investigate the circumstances of the cultivation.[1][2]Neither the state release nor Bahia Notícias names a suspect or reports an arrest.[1][2]
Photos and video
Photo credited to Ascom PCBA and published with the state security department's report on the operation.Photo details
Source: Bahia NotíciasAerial view of the cultivation rows at the Mulungu do Morro site, in a Civil Police photo published by Bahia Notícias.Photo details
Bahia military police eradicated a marijuana planting of about 19,000 plants in caatinga near Quipa in rural Juazeiro on 9 November 2026. Officers of the 74th CIPM/Rural destroyed the crop and sent samples to Juazeiro's drugs and narcotics station.
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Arrested 0Plants destroyed 3,000Area 1 haCannabis 17 kg
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