Teen detained with 312 g of cannabis in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
Military police detained an adolescent in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe on 4 November 2026 after finding 83 small portions and two larger quantities of cannabis weighing about 312 grams. Officers also seized cannabis seeds, three phones and two precision scales, and took the youth with his mother to the Civil Police for procedures for the alleged infraction.
Military police of Pernambuco acted in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe on the night of
4 November 2026 during two operations carried out in different regions that
night.[1]In Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, officers of the 24th Military Police
Battalion found 83 small portions of marijuana and two larger quantities
weighing about 312 grams.[1]The occurrence involved an adolescent suspected
of selling drugs in the municipality.[1]
Officers approached the youth after seeing him try to hide four marijuana
portions in an abandoned building.[1]The adolescent admitted selling drugs
and said he kept more of the drug at his nearby residence.[1]At the indicated
address officers found 79 packaged portions known as bigs and the two larger
portions.[1]
Officers also seized cannabis seeds, three cell phones and two precision scales
linked to the suspected sale.[1]The adolescent was taken to the Civil Police
station with his mother for procedures over the investigated infraction.[1]The Santa Cruz occurrence was sent to the Civil Police for investigative
procedures and examination of the seized materials.[1]
Photos and video
Police photos published with the report on the Santa Cruz do Capibaribe seizure. Photo: PMPEPhoto details
The 312-gram total covers 83 small portions and two larger quantities, with no separate weight for each part.
The cannabis seeds were reported without a count or weight, so no seed figure is recorded.
The adolescent was not named and no age was published.
No charge, custody decision or court outcome beyond the procedures for the investigated infraction was reported.
The Vitória de Santo Antão occurrence in the same article involved only two shotguns and 12 rounds with no cannabis and no reported arrests, and is left out of the cannabis figures as a separate non-cannabis event.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Portuguese; no agency statement or second outlet account could be opened.
Military police arrested seven suspected drug traffickers in the Água Branca neighbourhood of Contagem and seized 218 kg of cannabis. The suspects, all with prior criminal records, were taken to the Contagem Civil Police station for investigation.
Civil Police arrested three men from Amazonas in a house in Cinturão Verde, Boa Vista, on 10 November 2026 with 201.5 kg of cannabis derivatives, including hashish and cannabis oil. Police valued the load at R$15 million and said it was meant for Rio de Janeiro; the men were booked for trafficking.
Military Police arrested a 36-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old buyer during a raid on a suspected drug point in Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, on 10 November 2026. Officers seized two cannabis tablets alongside crack, cocaine, three phones, bookkeeping notes and R$2,474 in cash, transferring all three to the Civil Police.
Military Police arrested a man and a woman in a ride-hailing car on Rua Aristiliano Ramos in Timbo on 10 November 2026. Officers seized about 500 g of a hashish-like substance in five wraps from the woman's bag and took both suspects to the Civil Police station.
