Civil Police in Sergipe arrested a man convicted of drug trafficking on Monday, 9 November 2026, in the village of Linda França, in Porto da Folha, in the state’s sertão backlands.[1] Teams from the municipal police stations of Monte Alegre de Sergipe and Poço Redondo carried out the arrest after identifying the convicted man’s whereabouts.[2] He had been a fugitive from justice after failing to appear at the hearings in his case and could not be found to serve his sentence.[1]

His case began in 2013, when he was caught cultivating a plantation of about 800 cannabis plants (Cannabis sativa), known as maconha.[1] He was prosecuted for drug trafficking, association for trafficking and counterfeit currency.[1] Delegate Artur Herbas, who coordinated the operation, said the man had first been held in pre-trial detention but obtained provisional release.[1] He then stopped appearing at the procedural hearings, became a fugitive and was not found after his conviction.[2]

He went through a custody hearing on Tuesday, 10 November, and was sent to the prison system, where he remains at the disposal of justice.[1] The Civil Police announced the arrest on Wednesday, 11 November.[1]