Two held with 202 g of marijuana and cocaine in Praia Grande
Military police stopped two young men on a motorcycle on a rural road in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, seizing 202.4 g of marijuana and 16.2 g of cocaine from the passenger's jacket. Both were taken to the Civil Police station in Araranguá on suspicion of drug trafficking.
🇧🇷 Estrada Geral Pé da Serra, Praia Grande, Santa Catarina · Brazil
A Military Police patrol on rounds at about 18h50 on Thursday 5 November 2026
spotted two suspects riding a blue Honda CG 125 Titan motorcycle with its number
plate raised on the Estrada Geral Pé da Serra in Praia Grande.[1]The
20-year-old driver obeyed the order to stop, but the 19-year-old passenger tried
to flee on foot and was caught by the officers.[1]Police described the driver
as already known to them, with several records linked to drug trafficking, and
as an alleged member of the criminal faction known as “Manos”.[1]
A search of the passenger’s jacket pocket found 28 individually wrapped cocaine
portions weighing 16.2 grams and two chunks of marijuana weighing 202.4 grams.[1]The stop took place near a place known for drug dealing, and given the
passenger’s flight attempt and the quantity and packaging of the drugs, the
patrol recorded indicia of drug trafficking.[1]
Both men were taken to the Civil Police station in Araranguá together with all
the seized drugs.[1]
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The seized motorcycle and marijuana from the 5 November stop in Praia Grande.Photo details
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