ROCAM military police seized about 37 kg of drugs in Mae Luiza, Natal after suspects fled into a wooded area near 12a Travessa Joao XXIII. The haul included 27 kg of maconha and 8 kg of skunk, a 35 kg cannabis component, plus 2 kg of crack, all sent to the Central de Flagrantes.
🇧🇷 12a Travessa Joao XXIII, Mae Luiza, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte · Brazil
Cannabis
35 kg
Agency
Batalhão de Rondas Ostensivas com Apoio de Motocicletas (ROCAM)
Military police officers from the Battalion of Ostensive Patrols with Motorcycle
Support (ROCAM) seized approximately 37 kilograms of drugs on the afternoon of
Monday 9 November in the Mae Luiza neighbourhood of Natal.[1]A ROCAM team on
patrol near 12a Travessa Joao XXIII saw several individuals who fled toward a
wooded area when they noticed the officers.[1]Officers searched the area to
locate the suspects and found a quantity of drugs at the site.[1]Mae Luiza is
in the eastern zone of the city of Natal.[1]
Officers seized 27 kilograms of maconha (cannabis), eight kilograms of skunk and
two kilograms of crack, for a total of about 37 kilograms.[1]The cannabis
component of the seizure was 35 kilograms, comprising the 27 kilograms of
maconha and eight kilograms of skunk, while the two kilograms of crack were
excluded from the cannabis total.[1]All the seized material was taken to the
Central de Flagrantes for the applicable legal procedures.[1]
ROCAM is the Batalhao de Rondas Ostensivas com Apoio de Motocicletas, a
motorcycle-supported ostensive patrol unit of the military police.[1]
Photos and video
Seized drugs from the Mae Luiza operation laid out after the seizure. Photo: PMRNPhoto details
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Cannabis
35 kg
Agency
Batalhão de Rondas Ostensivas com Apoio de Motocicletas (ROCAM)
Agency type
Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (27 kg); Herbal cannabis (8 kg)
Setting
Forest or wild land
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Rio Grande do Norte
Sources
BNews RNbnewsrn.com.brPTPolícia apreende 37 quilos de maconha e crack em bairro da capital potiguar
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No arrests, charges or identification of the individuals who fled were reported.
The 9 November 2026 incident date is the Monday named in the article published on 10 November 2026; no separate time beyond the afternoon was given.
The two kilograms of crack found in the same seizure are excluded from the cannabis figure because they are a non-cannabis substance.
Only one accessible outlet account of this event was found after searching in Portuguese; no agency statement or second outlet account could be opened.
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