Military police arrested two men in flagrante for drug trafficking on the DF-345 highway in Planaltina late in the afternoon of Sunday 1 November 2026.[1][2] The arrest was carried out by a Road Tactical Operations team attached to the Highway Policing Battalion at a roadblock on the highway.[1] Officers stopped a red car after smelling a strong characteristic marijuana odor coming from inside as it passed the checkpoint.[1][2] The driver and passenger admitted having consumed drugs, and their nervousness plus backpacks in the back seat and trunk led officers to search the luggage.[1]

Inside the bags officers found about 2 kg of skunk, along with R$324 in cash.[1][2] The military police valued the skunk at approximately R$150,000, describing it as an estimated loss to organized crime.[3] The stop was recorded at about 5:40 pm during the roadblock operation.[3]

The suspects told police they had left Valparaiso de Goias for Alto Paraiso de Goias and claimed they had obtained the drug in Goias territory without prior payment.[1][2] The pair, the vehicle, the money and all the seized material were taken to the 16th Police Station in Planaltina, where the flagrante arrest was formalized.[1]