The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro carries out another phase of Operation Turnstile on the morning of this Monday (9), in Complexo da Maré, in the North of Rio.
The objective of the action is to fulfill arrest warrants against members of the Red Command (CV)a faction that also operates in the community.
On social media, residents reported shots in Maré this morning. The Fogo Cruzado Institute, which monitors police incidents in RJ, confirmed the shooting in Nova Holanda at 6:20 am.
The police point out that drug traffickers, leaders of the faction, Rodrigo da Silva Caetano, aka “Motoboy” and Jorge Luís Moura Barbosa, aka “Alvarenga”, are responsible for planning and manage a vehicle theft ring and cargo in the region.
The scheme resulted in the financing of a “little box” of the Red Commandwhich enables the purchase of weapons, ammunition and the payment of an “allowance” to the relatives of faction prisoners, as well as the faction leaders.
Members of the criminal organization received orders from the faction’s leadership, mainly from Edgar Alves Andrade, the Dockto set up logistical support and enable robberies in several neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro and the Metropolitan Region.
The research also highlighted the following illicit activities that occur within communities related to vehicle and cargo theft:
- Storage, transshipment and resale of stolen cargo to recipients
- Cloning of vehicles for later resale or exchange for weapons and drugs
- Dismantling vehicles for resale of parts
- Use of stolen vehicles by gangs to travel and commit other crimes
- Captivity of kidnapped victims to make transfers via PIX
Participating in this Monday’s operation are the Auto Theft Repression Police Station (DRFA), the Cargo Theft Repression Police Station (DRFC), the Special Resources Coordination (Core), the elite troops of the Civil Policeamong other teams.
A video shows police action with a helicopter in Maré. See below.
Operation Turnstile
The last phase of It was triggered on December 3rd, in Complexo da Penha.
In all, 900 police officers participated in a mega-operation to carry out searches and seizures against members of the Red Command.
In addition to Civil Police agents, the Military Police and the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro also participated in the action.
The police exchange shots with criminals, who set fire to barricades to prevent teams from entering the communities.
At least five people were shot, including a police officer, and a pregnant woman was injured by shrapnel. Furthermore, 10 people were arrested in the operation and 15 vehicles were recovered.
The police also seized drugsstolen cargo, disassembled rifle parts, chargers, tactical clothing, cell phones and traffic notes.
The agents even blew up a “call center” do crimetwo drug refining sites and a store belonging to a receiver linked to the leadership of drug trafficking in the region.
