The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro launched, this Tuesday (15), an operation against members of a criminal organization specializing in robberies and vehicle thefts, in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, in Belford Roxo, Baixada Fluminense – in Rio de Janeiro -, and in the states of São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Goiás and Bahia.
According to the police, the action, which is part of the operation called “Tourniquet”, aims to restrict the crimes of theft, theft and reception of cargo and vehicles, in addition to fulfilling 20 preventive arrest warrants and 40 search and seizure at addresses linked to the suspects.
At last update, the police had already arrested ten people. The Civil Police of Goiás highlights that in Goiânia (GO) eight home search and seizure warrants were executed, and four people were preventively arrested.
Investigations indicate that the group moved more than R$30 million in one year, even without having the financial resources to justify the movement.
Scheme
According to the police, the gang, previously commanded by Geonário Fernandes Pereira Moreno, known as “Genaro”, is responsible for dismantling around 80 stolen or stolen vehicles per week, so that the parts and accessories removed from the cars could be sold. .
Subsequently, the vehicles are taken to the communities of Guacha, Gogó da Ema and Santa Tereza, in Belford Roxo (RJ), regions dominated by a criminal faction that was led by “Genaro”.
In communities, cars are dismantled and the parts are stored in warehouses rented under the names of “oranges”.
The material is then sent to São Paulo, where it is distributed to Goiás, Santa Catarina and Bahia, states where the parts are sold by junkyards and auto parts stores, a factor that corroborates the supply of the clandestine market, according to the police.
*Under the supervision of Bruno Laforé
This content was originally published in Group that generated millions of dollars through car theft is the target of an operation on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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