Four men died in a confrontation with military police in Santo Amaro, in Recôncavo Baiano, on Friday night (29).
According to the PM, police officers went to the Acupe neighborhood after receiving reports of “men displaying weapons and selling drugs”.
“Upon arriving at the indicated location, the military surprised a group of individuals who, faced with the police presence, fired shots at the PMs. There was a retaliation and, after the exchange of gunfire, four suspects were found injured, and were immediately taken to the Hospital Nossa Senhora Natividade, where they succumbed to their injuries,” said the police.
“With them, a .12 caliber shotgun, three pistols of different calibers were seized, two with shaved numbers, .12, 9 mm and .380 caliber ammunition, firearm magazines, 262 pins of cocaine, 196 portions of marijuana , 38 rocks of crack, seven cell phones, two bank card machines, a notebook, a camouflage blouse, packaging for packaging and selling drugs and R$ 4,063.20 in cash”, he added.
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Government will launch a plan to combat organized crime on Monday (2), sources say
Amid the wave of violence in Bahia and the public security crisis in Rio de Janeiro, the Ministry of Justice plans to launch the National Program to Combat Criminal Organizations on Monday (2).
According to government officials, the project is for the entire national territory and will involve actions to combat crime in ports and airports. The program’s guidelines will be detailed in a press conference by the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino.
The National Secretariat of Public Security, the National Secretariat of Justice and the National Secretariat of Drug Policy, as well as the Federal Police and the Federal Highway Police, participate in the program.
In an interview with CNN on Thursday (28), the executive secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Cappelli, said that “organized crime cannot be faced with roses”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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