Operation Tank, triggered by the Federal Police on Thursday (28), pointed out that the PCC (First Command of the Capital) Injected almost R $ 1 billion of organized crime in about 46 gas stations In Greater Curitiba.
According to the Federal Police, most of the deposits made, in favor of the posts, were in kind, reaching almost $ 1 billion that would be intended for money laundering.
Tank operation
Operation Tank is one of two triggered by the PF against the involvement of the fuel sector, in addition to . Although they all focus, they are different investigations.
The action of the PF focuses on the dismantling of one of the largest money laundering networks already identified in the state of Paraná. 14 arrest warrants and 42 search and seizure are being served in the states of Paraná, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The criminal group has been operating since 2019 and is suspected of washing at least R $ 600 million, moving more than R $ 23 billion through a network composed of hundreds of companies, including gas stations, distributors, holdings, collection companies and payment institutions authorized by the Central Bank.
Investigations also revealed fraud practices in fuel marketing, such as gasoline tampering and the so -called “low pump”, in which the volume fueled is lower than the nominee.
Tactics to hide the origin of resources, such as fractional deposits in kind (which exceeded R $ 594 million), use of “oranges”, cross transactions, transfers without fiscal ballast, accounting frauds and simulation of acquisition of goods and services, were tactical used by the criminal group.
In addition, the group is suspected of breaches in the national financial system to carry out transactions anonymously through payment institutions.
