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Four drug dealers are arrested during operation in Cantagalo, in the Mountainous Region

oglobo12 September 2026 at 17:57

Four men were arrested in the act during an operation by the Civil Police this Friday in Cantagalo, in the Mountainous Region of Rio de Janeiro. The action was carried out by agents of the 153rd Police Station (Cantagalo) to execute search and seizure warrants and combat drug trafficking in the Felipe João neighborhood.

The teams monitored three men during the investigations. In one of their homes, 64 pins and seven sachets of cocaine were found, as well as nine blocks of marijuana.

At another location identified by the teams, 190 blocks of marijuana, 726 sachets of cocaine, one block of base paste, ten rocks of cocaine, one large bag of hashish, and a precision scale were seized.

In total, hundreds of portions of drugs were seized during the operation, which also resulted in the arrest of the four suspects in the act.

Why this matters

The operation directly impacts residents of Cantagalo, especially in the Felipe João neighborhood, who face problems with drug trafficking. The fact that the Civil Police monitored the suspects and executed search warrants indicates that the investigation was underway, suggesting that the community can expect greater police presence in the region after the arrests.

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