Man arrested with 3,758 marijuana blocks in São Pedro da Aldeia
Military police arrested a man known as "Parrudo" in the Porto do Carro neighbourhood of São Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro, on 11 November 2026, after complaints that he supplied drug-selling points in the Morro do Limão. Officers seized 3,758 blocks of marijuana and 440 capsules of cocaine from his home, and he was held in flagrante for drug trafficking and criminal association.
Military police arrested a man known as “Parrudo” and seized more than 3,700
blocks of marijuana in São Pedro da Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro state, on the morning
of Wednesday 11 November 2026.[1]The police counted 3,758 marijuana blocks
and also seized 440 capsules of cocaine in the Porto do Carro neighbourhood.[1]
Officers from the Tactical Actions Group (GAT) and the Serviço Reservado, a
plainclothes intelligence unit, went to the address after reports that the
suspect supplied drug-selling points in the Morro do Limão.[1]The Military
Police said the drugs were found inside the suspect’s house.[1]
The suspect admitted owning the drugs and said he held a position in the
hierarchy of the criminal faction the police blame for trafficking in the
region.[1]The case was registered at the 125th Police Station, where an
arrest in flagrante was drawn up for drug trafficking and criminal association.[1]
A second outlet carried the same account of the arrest and of the suspect
admitting ownership of the drugs and claiming a place in the faction’s
hierarchy.[2]
Photos and video
Police handout photo of the drugs found in the man's house in Porto do Carro, São Pedro da Aldeia. Photo: Polícia MilitarPhoto details
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