“She Was Marked for Death”: Teen Tortured and Executed After Complaining About Cannabis Quality Online

A teenage girl in Brazil was brutally tortured and executed by drug dealers after posting online complaints about the poor quality of their cannabis. Gabriela da Silva Pereira, 16, took to social media on September 2 to criticize the drugs she had purchased in Caceres, located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Her online post quickly led to her abduction and subsequent murder.

Within hours of her social media post, Gabriela was snatched from the street by drug dealers. Police reported that she was taken to a house where she endured horrific torture before being killed. Her naked body was later found dumped in the Nova Era neighborhood, and investigators traced her last movements back to the house where she had been tortured.

Inside the house, police discovered the gruesome scene. Gabriela had been tied to a chair, with her blood staining the floor. She had suffered multiple stab wounds to her neck, and her face was severely disfigured from violent blows. Investigators also found strangulation marks around her neck, suggesting she had been choked before her death, told Daily Mail.

In the backyard, officers uncovered the charred remains of Gabriela’s clothes, which her killers had attempted to burn in an effort to destroy evidence. Two suspects, aged 20 and 24, were arrested and later admitted to the heinous crime. They told police that they believed Gabriela’s social media post was propaganda for a rival drug faction.

Marlon Nogueira, the lead investigator, confirmed that Gabriela had been marked for death after her social media criticism was misinterpreted by the gang. “The victim did a live broadcast, in which she criticized the cannabis sold by the criminal organization that ordered her death, with the action being interpreted as propaganda for the rival faction,” Nogueira said.

The Civil Police are continuing to investigate the murder, with additional details about the criminal organization and its activities under review. In a separate but related story, Brazilian scientists have raised concerns about the impact of drug trafficking on marine life. Researchers suggested that sharks off the coast of Brazil may be ingesting cocaine dumped into the sea by drug traffickers. Some studies point to the possibility that these marine animals are being exposed to the drug through chemical waste from illegal drug labs or through contaminated sewage from drug users in coastal cities like Rio de Janeiro.