On the afternoon of Monday 9 November 2026, two police stops in Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo, ended with three adolescents detained.[1] Officers then took all three to Deacle, the specialised station for adolescents in conflict with the law.[1]
Around 15:30, officers of the Patrulha de Aglomerados, a foot patrol for crowded areas, were in the Romão neighbourhood when they stopped a 14-year-old.[1] His backpack held 17 units of maconha, the Brazilian term for cannabis, seven wraps of hashish, 10 wraps of cocaine, 10 wraps of crack and R$ 495.80.[1] They also seized a radio through which the team heard other people asking about police movements in the area.[1] They then stopped a 17-year-old carrying 23 units of maconha, 12 wraps of hashish, 21 wraps of cocaine, 10 wraps of crack and R$ 175 in small notes.[1]
About two hours later, around 17:30, Tactical Force officers in another part of Vitória stopped a second 17-year-old whose behaviour they found suspicious.[1] During that stop they found 14 units of maconha and R$ 180.[1] He told them he sold drugs there and kept more hidden in his bedroom.[1] With his mother’s permission they entered the house and searched the room he indicated.[1] They found five tablets of Pakistani hashish, 342 units of hashish, 112 units of skunk, 19 units of maconha, 50 rocks of crack and a precision scale.[1]
Civil Police registered a circumstantial report for each adolescent for an infraction equivalent to drug trafficking.[1] The families agreed to present them to the Public Prosecutor’s Office when asked.[1] After the legal procedures, Civil Police released the three to their guardians.[1]
