PF carries out operation against civil police officers suspected of extortion in RJ

The Federal Police launched, on the morning of this Tuesday (10), the second phase of Operation Anomaly in Rio de Janeiro, with the objective of dismantling a criminal nucleus made up of civil police officers and financial operators suspected of using the structure of a police station to extort members of the drug trade.

The action is part of the Mission Redentor II task force and mobilized around 40 federal agents to execute four preventive arrest warrants and three search and seizure warrants, authorized by the Federal Supreme Court. According to investigations, the group used the State structure to pressure members of the largest criminal faction operating in Rio de Janeiro, demanding payment of bribes in exchange for failure to carry out investigations.

According to the PF, the scheme was led by a deputy head of a police station in the capital and another civil police officer. Agents sent subpoenas with the objective of coercing drug leaders and establish illicit negotiations, with direct charges and imposing deadlines for the payment of undue advantages.

To avoid direct contact with the criminals, the police had two intermediaries responsible for receiving the amounts. The investigations also identified million-dollar financial transactions that were incompatible with the income of those investigated. Part of the resources, according to the PF, had been hidden through shell companies registered in the name of family members.

In addition to arrests and searches, the STF determined precautionary measures to decapitalize the group, such as the immediate removal of police officers from public duties, the suspension of business activities of companies linked to the scheme and the blocking of bank accounts and crypto assets of those being investigated.

The suspects may face charges of criminal organization, extortion, passive and active corruption and money laundering.