A tip about drug trafficking led the Military Police to seize a large quantity of marijuana hidden under a mattress in a house in the Catumbi neighbourhood of Três Pontas, in southern Minas Gerais, on the night of Monday 9 November 2026.[1] A 16-year-old named in the incident was wanted by the force.[1] The adolescent was not in the property at the time of the approach and had not been located.[1] The Military Police said it was still searching for the young person.[1]
Officers went to the address after being told the young person was selling drugs in the area and using a vehicle to help distribute them.[1] Patrol of the neighbourhood did not find the vehicle.[1] The adolescent’s legal guardian authorised the officers to enter the house and carry out the search.[1] In the bedroom the officers found a bag of marijuana under the mattress, and in the same room they seized cannabis seeds and a precision scale.[1] All of the collected material was sent to the Civil Police station for the applicable procedures.[1]
A motorcycle patrol received information that an adolescent was selling drugs using a pickup, and the tip also gave the vehicle’s plate.[2] The pickup was not found, but checks by the team identified the address where the suspect lived.[2] At the property the officers met the adolescent’s sister, and he was not at home.[2] Under the mattress they found a package of marijuana, and in another package a large quantity of cannabis seeds, together with a precision scale.[2] The seized material was taken and the case was sent to the Civil Police, while the search for the suspect continued.[2]
