Five suspects taken to station; two held after Porciúncula drug raid
A joint police operation in Porciúncula, Rio de Janeiro, seized marijuana, cocaine, hashish and other materials on 20 October 2026. Five suspects were taken to a police station, where two remained in custody on suspicion of drug trafficking.
🇧🇷 Olívia Pérez Moreira, Porciúncula, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
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A joint anti-trafficking operation took place on 20 October 2026 in the Olívia
Pérez Moreira neighborhood of Porciúncula, in Rio de Janeiro state.[1]The
operation involved Porciúncula’s Municipal Secretariat of Public Order,
Municipal Civil Guard and Military Police.[1]Municipal authorities acted on
gathered information and received support from the 29th Military Police
Battalion.[2]Five suspects were taken to the 139th Police Precinct, where two
remained under arrest.[2]
The drugs seized included marijuana, cocaine and hashish.[3]Teams searched a
residence and seized precision scales and other materials alongside the drugs.[2]Police said the five suspects were found on a veranda in circumstances
suggesting the possible preparation of drugs for commercial sale.[1]The two
remained at the disposal of the courts pending a custody hearing.[1]
Porciúncula’s coordinator for Public Safety Integration, Andreson Ramos Prevato,
said coordination among security forces was fundamental to combating trafficking
and improving public safety.[1]
Photos and video
G1 video footage of the seized drugs and materials, with on-screen text identifying the Porciúncula operation. Source: G1
The reports do not state the quantities or weights of the seized marijuana, cocaine or hashish.
Five suspects were taken to the precinct, but only two were reported to remain under arrest; the status of the other three after processing is not stated.
The names of the two suspects and the outcome of their custody hearing were not reported.
A joint 33º BPM–Civil Police operation in Sapinhatuba II, Angra dos Reis, ended with one man arrested and one adolescent apprehended. Officers seized 101 marijuana strips, two marijuana tubes and 31 hashish units alongside cocaine, crack, ecstasy, a pistol and radio equipment.
Military Police arrested a 29-year-old man for drug trafficking in bairro Campo, Barbacena, on 4 November 2026 after finding drugs in a backpack inside a Ford Fiesta Sedan. Officers seized one bar and nine portions of skunk alongside cocaine, a precision scale, cash, a cheque and phones, and the car was impounded.
Federal Police launched Operation Caronte on 4 November 2026 to dismantle a suspected interstate trafficking network first identified after a 25 kg cannabis seizure in Barra do Garças in July 2023. Officers are executing three preventive arrest warrants and five search warrants in Amazonas and Ceará under court orders.
Civil police in São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, arrested a 47-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman for drug trafficking during a search of a house in the Progresso neighbourhood on 29 October 2026. Officers seized cannabis plants, three complete grow tents with drying and processing equipment, a precision scale, packaging and more than R$14,000 in cash; both were held for a custody hearing.
