Man arrested with 17 marijuana wraps and other drugs in Viçosa
Military police arrested a man in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, on 5 November 2026 after finding drugs packed for sale near a stairway in the Bom Jesus neighbourhood. Alongside cocaine, crack and ecstasy, officers seized 17 wraps of marijuana, a phone and R$150 in cash, and took him to the Civil Police.
🇧🇷 Rua São Pedro, Bairro Bom Jesus, Viçosa, Minas Gerais · Brazil
A man was arrested in flagrante for illegal drug trafficking on the morning of
Thursday 5 November 2026 on Rua São Pedro in the Bom Jesus neighbourhood of
Viçosa, Minas Gerais.[1]
Military police with the Tactical Mobile Platoon were on preventive patrol in an
area known for complaints about drug dealing when they saw a man repeatedly
entering a stairway and crouching among bushes and rubble.[2]A personal
search found a mobile phone and money, with no illicit substance found on the
man at that point.[2]Officers then searched the spot where the suspect had
been seen and found drugs packed for sale, including 17 buchas of a substance
resembling marijuana.[2]The same search turned up cocaine and crack portions
and nine MDMA (ecstasy) tablets, alongside the cannabis, a phone and R$150 in
cash.[1]
The man was told he was under arrest for drug trafficking, taken for medical
care and then handed to the Civil Police station with the seized material.[1]The Military Police said the action was part of its work against drug
trafficking and crime prevention in the municipality.[2]
Photos and video
Police handout photo published with the arrest report, credited PMMG - Reprodução (Minas Gerais Military Police).Photo details
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