Two detained with 1.25 kg of marijuana in Petrolina raid
Military police detained a man and an adolescent in Vila Garrancho, Petrolina, during Operation Sao Francisco II on 10 November 2026 after they tried to flee over a rooftop. Officers seized 1.25 kg of marijuana plus scales, phones and a machete and took both people to the Civil Police station.
Military police from the 5th BPM seized more than 1 kg of marijuana during
Operation Sao Francisco II in Petrolina in the early hours of Tuesday 10
November 2026.[1]The operation in Vila Garrancho followed a complaint about
drug dealing and threats with firearms against local residents.[1]A man
carrying a machete disobeyed an order to stop and fled into a house when
officers approached.[1]
The man and an adolescent tried to escape over the roof but were surrounded,
intercepted and detained.[1]Officers seized 1.25 kg of marijuana at the
house.[1]Officers also seized two precision scales, scissors, a vest cover,
two mobile phones and a machete.[2]
The two people and all seized material were taken to the Civil Police station in
Petrolina, where the applicable measures were taken.[2]The Vila Garrancho
seizure occurred in Petrolina in the Sertao of Pernambuco during the same
Tuesday early-morning operation.[3]
Photos and video
Seized marijuana and related items from the Vila Garrancho operation. Photo: Divulgação/PMPEPhoto details
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