Seven cannabis bars seized, three held in Taiobeiras operation
Military Police stopped a car on the LMG-629 near Taiobeiras on 30 October 2026 and seized seven cannabis bars plus other marijuana, cocaine and crack in follow-up searches. Three men were arrested and taken to the Civil Police station with drugs, cash, phones, a scale and two vehicles.
🇧🇷 LMG-629 near km 15 and bairro Santos Cruzeiro, Taiobeiras · Brazil
Military Police acted after an anonymous tip that two individuals would move a
drug shipment by car.[1][2][3]Officers located the car on the LMG-629 near
Taiobeiras, by km 15, at about 22:50 on the night of Friday 30 October.[1][3][4]Two
men aged 19 and 21 who were in the vehicle were arrested.[1][2][3][4]A search found
seven marijuana bars inside a bag and a cocaine portion in a bag on the vehicle
seat.[1][2][3][4]In follow-up checks police went to a second address in the Santos
Cruzeiro neighbourhood in Taiobeiras.[1][2][3]A 27-year-old man was arrested in
flagrante during those checks.[1][2][3][4]The three detainees were taken to the Civil
Police station with the seized material and the vehicles were removed to an
accredited yard.[1][2][3]
In total police listed seven bars and eight portions of marijuana, one bar of
coca paste, nine portions of cocaine and seven crack rocks.[5]Police also
collected a .40-calibre round, R$163 in cash, four mobile phones, a precision
scale and two vehicles.[5]
The driver told police he would receive R$1,500 to collect the drugs in
Taiobeiras, while the passenger said he would receive R$100 for accompanying
him.[1]The initial stop was about 15 kilometres from Taiobeiras, where police
had found seven bars of suspected marijuana in the car boot.[5]
Photos and video
Drugs seized in the Taiobeiras operation. Photo: Polícia Militar/ DivulgaçãoPhoto details
WebTerrawebterra.com.brPTDois homens são presos com drogas durante operação policial em Taiobeiras
Open questions the AI reported
WebTerra reports two detainees taken to the Civil Police station, while the more detailed Recifes/g1-based account reports two men held in the car plus a 27-year-old held at the Santos Cruzeiro address, for three total; the report uses three and omits a single undisputed total from figures.
The intended destination differs: WebTerra says the silver car was heading toward Rio Pardo de Minas, while the second account says the load was bound for Caetité in Bahia; the shared report omits the destination.
No weight was published for the seven cannabis bars or eight marijuana portions, so no kilogram figure is given; cocaine, coca paste and crack quantities are excluded from cannabis figures.
30 October 2026 is the Friday named by both reports for the night operation; 31 October is their publication date.
The second page states its item was produced with AI-assisted curation from a g1 pauta and reuses a Police handout photo; no independent weighing or court outcome is reported.
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