The Federal Police conducts an operation against a scheme of International weapons trafficking that supplied the Red Command (CV) In Rio de Janeiro, on the morning of Thursday (20).
Operation Cash Courier has about 80 federal police and 10 civil police officers to comply with 14 search and seizure warrants in Barra da Tijuca and Recreio, in the West Zone of Rio.
The action is an deployment of Operation Senhor das Armas, 2017, when 60 rifles were seized at Galeão airport. After investigations, the PF discovered a criminal group responsible for sending 2,000 Miami riflesin the United States, to Rio de Janeiro.
In the Fluminense territory, the weaponry was distributed to Members of the Criminal Fação Comando Vermelho. Police also identified the leader of the organization that is the target of this Thursday’s operation.
The individual used people and companies to acquire real estate and goods to launder obtained with international arms trafficking.
Those investigated will be responsible for the crimes of International Arms Trafficcriminal organization, capital washing, currency evasion, active corruption and passive corruption.
In addition to the searches, the Rio court determined the kidnapping and blocking of assets and assets in the total value of R $ 50 million.
This morning’s action has the support of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police and the National Secretariat of Public Security of the Ministry of Justice (MJSP).
The name of the operation refers to one of the forms employed by the criminal organization to refer the amounts intended and obtained through international arms trafficking, Using group members to move money in kind.
