Military police arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking and resisting arrest on the afternoon of Thursday 5 November 2026 in the Santa Edwiges neighbourhood of Ubá, Minas Gerais.[1] The incident was recorded at about 16:35 on Avenida Elídia da Silva Fagundes.[1]

Officers approached him during searches for those responsible for a robbery, after reports of drug sales near the neighbourhood square and images from social media suggesting drugs were being offered.[1] A personal search near his home found a portion of a hashish-like substance, R$10 and a mobile phone.[1]

According to the police record, the man said he was a drug user and gave written authorisation to search the home.[1] On the way to the house he tried to flee and resisted, and officers said they used physical force and handcuffs to restrain him.[1] The search of the house found another hashish-like portion, five buchas, two portions of marijuana-like material, a precision scale and further cash.[1]

In total officers seized two portions of hashish-like substance, five buchas and two portions of marijuana-like material, plus the scale, cash and phone.[1] The man and the seized material were taken to the on-duty Civil Police station in Ubá.[1] RCWTV reported the arrest as made during the searches linked to the two robberies on the same day.[2]