Police arrest couple and deactivate cocaine refinery in Santos Dumont, in Maceió On Tuesday night (30), the Military Police arrested a couple suspected of drug trafficking and deactivated a cocaine refinery in the Santos Dumont neighborhood, in Maceió. Drugs and a hydraulic press were among the materials seized. ?Join the g1 Alagoas channel The names of those arrested were not disclosed. The man is from Sergipe, while the woman is from Maceió. According to police, neither of them had a criminal record. According to the corporation, due to the weight of the hydraulic press, it was necessary to activate a winch to remove it from the residence. TV Asa Branca Alagoas found that the arrests and seizures occurred during a police operation. Upon arriving at the property, the military found equipment used in cocaine refining. Police deactivate cocaine refinery in Santos Dumont, in Maceió Disclosure/SSP-AL At the scene, they seized one kilogram of cocaine base paste, four kilograms of refined cocaine, an industrial blender, sieves, packaging that would be used to sell the drug, in addition to the precision scales and the hydraulic press. The suspects and all the seized material were taken to the Flagrantes Center, in the Tabuleiro do Martins neighborhood, in Maceió.