Military police apprehended a 16-year-old with about 7 kg of marijuana in Corisco, Paraty, on 3 November 2026. The teenager was treated for injuries, then held at the Paraty station on a trafficking-analogous charge with the drugs and a motorcycle seized.
🇧🇷 Bairro Corisco, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Military police apprehended a 16-year-old with about 7 kg of marijuana on the
night of Tuesday 3 November 2026 in Corisco, Paraty, at around 20h.[1][2]The
injured teenager was taken to Hugo Miranda Hospital, where he received medical
care and was then released.[1][2]He was then taken to the Paraty police station,
where the case was registered, and he remained apprehended for an act analogous
to drug trafficking.[1][2]
Officers on patrol located the suspect and seized three marijuana tablets and a
motorcycle.[1][2]A second account breaks the haul down as three tablets of about
2 kg each plus another 1 kg tablet, totalling about 7 kg.[3]That account
identifies the seized motorcycle as a Honda.[3]
It says the suspect and all the material were taken to the 167th Police Station
in Paraty, where the drugs and motorcycle stayed seized and the suspect remained
at the disposal of justice.[3]That account says 2nd Independent Company
officers went to the indicated address after receiving information about a man
holding drugs.[3][2]
Photos and video
Police handout photo of the cannabis seized in the Paraty apprehension. Photo: Divulgacao/Policia MilitarPhoto details
Folha do Interior calls the suspect a man while G1 says a 16-year-old; the report follows G1 that one minor was apprehended.
The cause and seriousness of the injuries that led to treatment at Hugo Miranda Hospital were not reported.
How police found the suspect differs: routine patrol in one account versus prior information received by the 2nd Independent Company in the other.
The weight is approximate at about 7 kg; one account details three tablets of about 2 kg each plus one 1 kg tablet.
No name, custody ruling beyond remaining apprehended/at the disposal of justice, or later court outcome was reported.
A Voz da Cidade gives no reason for the hospital visit and says the teenager was released from hospital, while G1, the account the report follows, describes him as injured without saying how serious the injuries were.
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