20-year-old arrested with cannabis and cocaine wraps in Patos de Minas
Military Police arrested a 20-year-old for drug trafficking in Jardim Panorâmico, Patos de Minas, on 4 November 2026, seizing a marijuana cigarette, another marijuana portion and 45 cocaine wraps. He was taken to the Civil Police station; no cannabis weight was published.
🇧🇷 Jardim Panorâmico and Jardim Quebec, Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Military Police arrested a 20-year-old for drug trafficking on the night of
Wednesday 4 November 2026 in the Jardim Panorâmico neighbourhood of Patos de
Minas, Minas Gerais.[1][2][3]During the stop, officers seized 45 wraps of cocaine
and portions of marijuana.[1][2][3]Officers were patrolling a quiet subdivision
when they saw him beside a black Honda CG 160 motorcycle.[4][2]
When he noticed the patrol car, he threw a package into vegetation at the
roadside.[1][2][3]A search of his waist bag found a marijuana cigarette.[1][2]In
the vegetation, officers recovered the discarded package, which held 45 cocaine
wraps packaged for sale.[1][3]Patos Hoje reported that he first denied owning
the drugs, then admitted they were his and that he had thrown the package when
he saw the police.[4]
With a relative’s permission, teams searched his home in the Jardim Quebec
neighbourhood and found another portion of marijuana in his bedroom.[4][3]He was
arrested in flagrante and taken to the Civil Police station with the seized
drugs.[4][2][3]
Photos and video
Lead photo published with the Patos Notícias report of the Jardim Panorâmico arrest. Photo: Patos NotíciasPhoto details
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Open questions the AI reported
No weight or count of the marijuana cigarette or the home portion was published, so no cannabis kilogram figure can be recorded.
The 45 cocaine wraps are a separate substance and are excluded from cannabis figures.
No court outcome after the flagrante arrest was reported.
The Patos Notícias lead photo has no caption, so it is not certain that it shows the seized drugs.
No weight was published for the marijuana cigarette or the home marijuana portion, so no cannabis quantity is recorded and the 45 cocaine wraps are excluded from cannabis figures.
The drugs are described as substances similar to cocaine and marijuana, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No charge, custody decision or court outcome beyond transfer to the Civil Police station was reported.
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