SAA

SAA event in Minas Gerais, Contagem area, Brazil on Thu 5th March 2026

5th March 2026

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On 5 March 2026, in Contagem (Minas Gerais), rival drug traffickers exchanged fire in the Novo Boa Vista neighborhood. During the shooting, a drug trafficker was shot and killed. Hours after, the military police arrested a suspect involved in the shooting, who was found injured in a hospital. He confessed to his involvement and said that he had met a man in prison who had helped him. In exchange, he was supposed to commit a killing at a drug trafficking spot. 1 fatality.

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Minas Gerais ( Contagem area )

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