Police find 620 g cannabis block in Palotina freezer; man arrested
A drug tip-off led Military Police to a house in Vila Floresta, Palotina, on 30 October 2026, where they found a 620-gram block of cannabis in a freezer and arrested a man wanted on a trafficking warrant. The local Tribuna de Palotina put the total seizure at about 699 grams of cannabis, cocaine and crack.
A tip about drug sales led Military Police to arrest one man and seize different
kinds of drugs in Palotina.[1]The operation took place on the afternoon of
Friday 30 October 2026, at a house in the Vila Floresta neighbourhood.[2][3]An
18-year-old fled through the back of the house and discarded a package as he
ran.[1]After a police cordon, he was found hiding under shelves inside a
supermarket.[1][3]A records check found an open arrest warrant against him for
drug trafficking.[1][3]A 24-year-old riding pillion on a motorcycle leaving the
address was caught discarding a wrapper with about 7 grams of cannabis.[1]A
third man was inside the house when officers searched it.[2]All three men
were taken to the Palotina Military Police company for processing.[2]
With the resident’s permission, officers searched the house and found a 620-gram
block of cannabis, known in Brazil as maconha, and a precision scale inside the
freezer.[1][3]They also found rock cocaine and crack in divided and undivided
portions, and another 20 grams of cannabis along the route the 18-year-old took
as he fled.[1]A further 16 grams of cannabis were found with him.[1]The
Tribuna de Palotina put the total seizure at about 699 grams of cannabis,
cocaine and crack.[2]
The case remains under investigation, and the authorities are to examine the
seized material, clarify the circumstances and establish each man’s alleged
role.[2]
Photos and video
The drugs seized in Palotina arranged on a table with a Polícia Militar badge and a '31 OUT 26' date tag. Photo: PMPR (Paraná Military Police).Photo details
Only one arrest is reported; the Tribuna de Palotina says all three men were taken to the Military Police company for processing and does not say whether the other two were arrested, charged or released.
No weight was published for the cocaine or crack, and the 699 grams reported as the total includes all three drugs; the 663 grams of cannabis in the figures is the sum of the amounts Rádio Educadora gives (7, 620, 20 and 16 grams), not a police total.
No charges or court outcome were reported, and the case was still under investigation.
The Tribuna de Palotina published a lead photo credited to PMPR that was not added because its content could not be checked; it may be another picture of the same seizure.
The submitted Toledo News capture contained only homepage listings and no article text for the Palotina seizure, so it could not be quoted.
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