Civil police searched a property in Pelourinho, in the historic centre of Salvador, on the afternoon of Tuesday 10 November 2026.[1] Two men fled through a vegetated area as the officers entered.[1] The Bahia Civil Police described the house as a weapons and drugs hideout of a criminal group active in the area.[1] Teams from the 1st Territorial Police Station (DT/Barris) carried out the search.[1] After the arrest of the man police called the group’s leader, intelligence teams identified members moving toward the Pelourinho property.[1] Investigators kept watch near the house before the officers went in.[1]
Officers found eight portions of pressed marijuana and two portions of Wolf-type marijuana.[2] The same search found 11 portions of cocaine and six crack tablets, which are not counted as cannabis.[2] Officers also seized two 5.56 mm rifles with filed serial numbers, 84 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition and 224 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition.[2] Thirteen rifle magazines were seized with the drugs and weapons.[2] One mobile phone was seized with the drugs and weapons.[2]
Bahia Notícias reported that the man police called the group’s leader was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning during Operação Sandstorm, launched by the Bahia Civil Police.[2] g1 reported that the seizure came a day after that arrest in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Police said the suspect had been monitored for about three months.[1] Investigations continued to identify the two men who fled and other members of the group.[1] The Civil Police were also tracing the origin and destination of the weapons, ammunition and drugs.[1]
The seized material was to be sent to the Technical Police Department for forensic examination.[1]
