Police seize massive drug caches and arrest suspects in Brazil and Portugal

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• [○ 1 SOURCE] In Juazeiro, a couple was arrested with 445 g of marijuana, 99 g of cocaine and 5 g of crack after a porter delivered the bag to his spouse.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Police in Barra do Piraí seized 168 lines of cocaine, 80 crack rocks and 321 marijuana packages, and detained a 44‑year‑old man suspected of being a drug lookout, who was later released. folhadoaco.com.br
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Police in Araruama arrested two men (18 and 23) and detained a 17‑year‑old, seizing over 1.6 kg of drugs: about 1 kg of cocaine, 590 g of marijuana, 61 g of crack and R$65 in cash.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] In Sumaré, police arrested two men aged 20 and 22, confiscating about 240 g of a cannabis concentrate called “Dry”, another 116 g of the same substance, 14 g of marijuana, three precision balances and
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Police in Eunápolis arrested a 30‑year‑old man and a 29‑year‑old woman, seizing about 2.5 kg of marijuana, a .38 revolver with a suppressed serial number, ammunition and other trafficking materials.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Search and seizure warrants were executed in Pará and a preventive arrest warrant in Rio Grande do Sul.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The arrests were part of Operation Somnus, the third phase investigating sexual abuse of sedated women.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] One suspect is alleged to have abused his own wife; the other is suspected of abusing other family members.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The suspects could be charged with rape of a vulnerable person, illegal dissemination of sexual assault recordings, and unauthorized recording of sexual intimacy.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The suspects participated in online groups that shared sexual violence material involving unconscious women.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Authorities seized medications, cell phones and computers during the operation.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The investigation began in 2025 after Brazil received information from Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) via Europol.