One arrested as 26,200 cannabis plants destroyed in Santa Maria da Boa Vista
Military police eradicated 26,200 cannabis plants in rural Santa Maria da Boa Vista, Pernambuco, on the night of 11 November 2026, during phase 20 of Operation Carcará. One person was arrested in the act; two others fled, and the suspect was taken to the Civil Police station in Cabrobó.
🇧🇷 Rural zone of Santa Maria da Boa Vista, Pernambuco · Brazil
Military police of the 7ª CIPM eradicated a planting of 26,200 cannabis plants
in the rural zone of Santa Maria da Boa Vista, in the sertão of Pernambuco, on
the night of Wednesday 11 November 2026.[1]Three people were in the area when
the teams arrived, but only one was arrested in the act.[1]The other two
suspects fled and were not found.[1]The arrested suspect and the seized
material were taken to the Civil Police station in Cabrobó, where the applicable
measures were taken.[1]
The action was the 20th phase of Operation Carcará, after an intelligence survey
by the unit, with support from the Malhas da Lei team and the Federal Police.[2]Officers found 9,400 cannabis plants at harvest stage and 16,800 seedlings.[1]Part of the material was collected and presented to the police authority.[1]The rest of the planting was burned by the officers on the land itself.[1]
The action took place on Wednesday 11 November 2026, during the 20th phase of
Operation Carcará.[3]Officers of the 7th Independent Military Police Company
carried out the operation, with support from the Malhas da Lei team and the
Federal Police.[3]
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Cannabis planting in rural Santa Maria da Boa Vista, the photograph published with the Portal Agreste Violento report of the eradication.Photo details
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Source: Blog do Chico GomesCannabis planting of more than 26,000 plants in the sertão of Pernambuco. Photo: Divulgação / Portal de PrefeituraPhoto details
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Arrested 0Plants destroyed 3,000Area 1 haCannabis 17 kg
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