15.59 kg of cannabis seized near Projeto N4, Petrolina
Military police seized 15.59 kg of marijuana and a .22-calibre rifle near Projeto N4 in rural Petrolina on the night of 2 November 2026 after a tip about drug dealing; the suspect fled and no one was arrested. The drugs and firearm were taken to Petrolina's duty police station for legal measures.
🇧🇷 near Projeto N4, rural Petrolina, Pernambuco · Brazil
Cannabis
15.59 kg
Military police of the 2nd Integrated Specialized Battalion (BIEsp) received
information that narcotics were being sold in the locality.[1]When they
reached the address given in the tip, they saw an individual who managed to flee
on noticing their approach.[1]A second account says police went to the
indicated address after information about drug sales and saw an individual who
fled on their approach.[2]No one was arrested.[1]
More than 15 kg of marijuana was seized at night on Monday (2) near Projeto N4
in the rural zone of Petrolina, in the Sertão of Pernambuco.[1]During a sweep
of the area, officers found a bag containing 15,590kg of the herb and a
.22-calibre rifle.[1]A second outlet reports the same sweep found a bag with
15,590 quilos of marijuana and a .22-calibre rifle.[2]That account adds that
the suspect was not located.[2]The seized material was taken to Petrolina’s
duty police station for the applicable legal measures.[2]
The material was located by 2nd BIEsp teams during an action against the
commercialization of drugs in the region.[2]
Photos and video
Seized marijuana and .22-calibre rifle from the Projeto N4 operation. Photo: Divulgação/PMPE Source: Diario de Pernambuco
The incident date of 2 November 2026 is inferred because both articles published on 3 November 2026 date the operation to the night of Monday (2).
The weight is published as 15,590kg and 15,590 quilos with the Portuguese decimal comma, read here as 15.59 kg, consistent with headlines reporting more than 15 kg and 15.5 kg.
The suspect who fled was not identified or located; no charges or court outcome were reported.
The origin and intended destination of the cannabis and the rifle were not reported.
No cannabis valuation, laboratory confirmation of the field weight, or ownership of the bag was published.
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Civil Police in Rio Grande do Sul seized about 212 kg of marijuana in 258 bricks from a smallholding in rural São Sebastião do Caí. Two men caught loading a vehicle were arrested in flagrante for drug trafficking and criminal association during Operation Narke.
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