Man is arrested with bars of cocaine, crack, gun and more than R$3,000 in Governador Valadares

Man is arrested with bars of cocaine, crack, gun and more than R$3,000 in Governador Valadares — Photo: Military Police

According to the police, the operation was carried out after anonymous complaints indicating that the man was distributing drugs in the region. The military reported that they began monitoring movement in the property and observed the suspect entering and leaving the house several times.

Still according to the PM, when passing in front of the residence, the police noticed a characteristic odor of crack coming from the place, which had the gate open. Then the approach was made. The man was found in one of the bedrooms of the house.

During the search, the military located a backpack with 10 bars of cocaine. In another part of the property, inside a Styrofoam box, 16 bars of crack were found. According to the corporation, the suspect took the police to the places where the materials were stored.

The police also reported that, in a wardrobe in the couple's bedroom, they found a .38 caliber revolver, 33 rounds of ammunition of the same caliber and a bag containing R$3,080 in cash. Two cell phones and a scale were also seized.

According to the incident record, the man claimed to have purchased the drug for around R$500,000, but did not say who had made the sale. He was arrested for the crimes of drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm and taken to the police station after medical care.