Military police arrested a man in flagrante after seizing almost 10 kg of marijuana in a residence in Caneleira, Santos.[1] The incident was recorded on Monday the 9th during a 2º Baep operation.[1] Officers were patrolling when they received an anonymous tip that the property was used to store drugs.[1]
The man admitted receiving a monthly amount to guard the drugs and said the load belonged to suppliers in the region.[2] A total of 9.919 kg of pressed marijuana in bricks was hidden in the Caneleira house.[2] Searches of the residence found 9.919 kg of marijuana, plus cash, a vacuum-sealing machine, a box of packaging and a precision scale.[1] Inside the home, police also found bundles of cash, hundreds of plastic bags and a digital precision scale alongside the bricks and sealing machine.[2]
The man was taken to the Central de Polícia Judiciária (CPJ) in Santos, where the duty officer confirmed the flagrante arrest for drug trafficking, and the marijuana was sent for forensic examination at the Criminalistics Institute.[2] He was sent to the regional jail and remains at the disposal of the courts.[2] The Civil Police continue investigating to reach the final owner of the drugs.[2]
