01/07/2025 – On Tuesday (01/07), a 19-year-old man was arrested with over 16 kg of cocaine on the Rio-Santos Highway, at km 458 in Angra dos Reis. Federal Highway Police stopped his speeding car, finding the drugs in the back seat. The driver claimed to be an app-based driver traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Angra, unaware of the drugs’ origin. He was taken to the Angra dos Reis police station and is now awaiting trial.
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07/07/2025 – On Monday (07/07), a man was attacked with a knife following an argument in Vila do Abraão, Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis. Suffering severe neck wounds, the victim was transported by a SAMU ambulance boat to the mainland and taken to the city hospital. The other individual involved was also injured and required hospitalization. The cause of the argument is unknown, and the hospital has not released the victims’ conditions.
08/07/2025 – On Tuesday (08/07), the body of a 28-year-old man, with gunshot wounds, was found on Avenida dos Trabalhadores in the Verolme neighborhood of Angra dos Reis. No arrests have been made, and the motivation remains unknown.
09/07/2025 – On Wednesday (09/07), a man was arrested in flagrante for suspected drug trafficking in Angra dos Reis, specifically in the Japuíba neighborhood. Civil Police stated the man fled upon seeing officers but was apprehended. They found marijuana, cocaine, “loló” vials, cash, and a cell phone on him. He then revealed more drugs were in a nearby vehicle, where police discovered 100 cocaine vials, 13 portions of marijuana, and 39 “loló” vials. The case was registered at the Angra dos Reis police station, and the man will face charges of drug trafficking and association for drug trafficking.
