On February 17, four individuals were apprehended by the police in Tapurah, located 414 km from Cuiabá, for their involvement in the theft of soybeans valued over R$ 700,000. The suspects, aged 31, 40, and two aged 21, were caught after a series of soybean thefts that took place between February 2 and February 16, targeting a rural property along the MT-338 highway. The police's decisive operation led not only to the arrests but also to the seizure of several cell phones, four trailers, one of which was loaded with stolen soybeans, and a car.