Two men arrested with 10 cannabis bars on MG-188 in Paracatu
Highway Military Police arrested two men aged 29 and 34 at km 185 of the MG-188 in Paracatu after finding 10 marijuana bars and one cocaine bar in a suitcase in their car trunk. The men had left Uberlândia for Paracatu and were taken with the drugs and car to the Civil Police.
🇧🇷 km 185, MG-188, Paracatu, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Two men aged 29 and 34 were arrested for drug trafficking during a Highway
Military Police operation on the MG-188 in Paracatu.[1][2][3][4][5]The two men were from
Uberlândia and were travelling toward Paracatu when stopped.[1][6][3][7]After the
drugs were found, both received arrest orders for drug trafficking.[1][3]The
suspects were taken for medical evaluation and then to the Civil Police station,
while the car used to carry the drugs was removed.[1][2][7][4][5]
Officers stopped a Hyundai HB20 during an anti-drug operation and found the
drugs inside a suitcase in the trunk.[1][6][3][4][5]The seizure comprised 10 bars of
marijuana plus one bar of cocaine found together in the trunk suitcase.[8][6][3][7][4]The
stop occurred at km 185 of the MG-188 in Paracatu, recorded at about 23h30.[8][2][3][4]The second account dates the overnight operation to the early hours of Thursday
5 November.[8]
Photos and video
Seized drugs from the MG-188 roadside arrest in Paracatu.Photo details
Patos Hojepatoshoje.com.brPTPolícia Militar Rodoviária aborda carro na MG 188 e apreende 10 barras de maconha e uma de cocaína em Paracatu
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the 10 marijuana bars, only the bar count, so no kilograms can be recorded.
The cocaine bar is mentioned only to explain the mixed seizure and is excluded from cannabis figures.
The first account dates the stop to the night of Wednesday 4 November and the second to the early hours of Thursday 5 November with the occurrence at about 23h30; the report uses 4 November and notes the overnight timing.
The arrested men were described only by ages 29 and 34 and as being from Uberlândia; no names were published.
No charge beyond flagrante for drug trafficking, custody decision or court outcome was reported.
Only the lead event photo is listed as media; a second image on the page had no caption establishing that it shows this seizure.
P.O Notícias and JP Agora record the stop at about 23h27 while the report records about 23h30 from the second account.
P.O Notícias dates the operation to the night of Wednesday 4 November, while the report notes another account dates it to the early hours of Thursday 5 November.
No weight was published for the 10 marijuana bars, so no cannabis kilograms can be recorded, and the cocaine bar is not counted as cannabis.
V9 dates the article to 6 November and gives no separate date for the stop; the report uses 4 November from the accounts already cited.
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.
