A criminal group from Tocantins was the target of a Civil Police operation on Tuesday (4). The suspicion is connected with a cell from the Capital First Command (CCP) criminal organization in São Paulo.
According to police, Lúcia Gabriela Rodrigues Bandeira, 25, was responsible for heading the group’s actions in Tocantins. In conversations found in messaging groups whose name was “shopkeepers,” the young woman was identified as “Lady of Crime.”
Named “Operation asphyxiation”, the action aimed to combat drug trafficking in the region of Palmas, state capital. 15 arrest warrants have been served and two suspects are still at large.
Crime lady
THE CNN Delegate Alexander Costa, from the 1st Specialized Division of Narcotics Repression (Denarc-Palmas), explained that Lúcia Gabriela Rodrigues Bandeira was the link between local traffickers and a CCP cell in São Paulo.
The delegate said she kept a virtual clothing store. According to him, there is still no evidence that the venture was used for money laundering.
However, police believe the store is a kind of “disguise” to hide the leadership role she played in the criminal group.
In June 2024, the “Lady of Crime” had been arrested by police with about $ 300,000 in drugs. She was released the next day after passing a custody hearing.
After being released on social networks, police said the woman made mocking publications about police action.
Among the attributions of Lucia, who had the role of at least since the end of 2023, according to the delegate, was receiving the drug that was sent from São Paulo to Tocantins.
The narcotics were sent through “ants”, a name used by criminals to identify the people who carried drugs in the luggage by bus. These people were also responsible for bringing armament to local traffickers.
Also according to the delegate, the “Lady of Crime” stored drugs in bombs located in the city of Paraíso, a city about 63 km from Palmas.
These residences that worked as a drug deposit were monitored by security cameras. According to the delegate, Lucia and members of the CCP cell in São Paulo had access to the images.
With an organization defined by police as “business”, Lúcia Gabriela was distributing the drug received from São Paulo to traffickers throughout the state. In the conversations to which the police had access, these local traffickers were identified as “retailers.”
According to the delegate Alexander Costa, the “lady of crime” required the retailers an accountability. The information was placed in spreadsheets and sent to traffickers in São Paulo.
The woman was arrested again in December 2024 during Operation Lady’s Fall. Even arrested, Lucia was the target of another warrant of pre-trial detention on Tuesday (4).
Two other women, identified as Rayleth Ferreira – known in the organization as “storm” – and Amanda Duarte, would be responsible for assisting Lucia in the logistics of trafficking.
All are arrested and also had pre -trial detention warrants issued during Operation asphyxiation.
SP connection
The investigation pointed out that, in São Paulo, Lúcia Gabriela frequently reported to Hector Evangelista, known as “Itaipava”. It is pointed out as one of the main names linked to the CCP.
The delegate told CNN that the police found a kind of “form” that was sent to local traffickers to request weapons.
The answers of the “shopkeepers” were evaluated by Hector who decided whether or not the weapons sent. He was arrested in an apartment on Tuesday (4), in São Paulo, during the operation.
In addition to Hector Evangelista, four other people were also arrested in São Paulo. Three women in the state capital, and a man in the city of Praia Grande, on the state coast. They would be part of the financial core of the scheme and would have acted as “oranges.”
Another 10 arrest warrants were served in Tocantins. Among them, the suspicion of Jesus of Jesus was pre -suspected.
According to police, she was one of the main local traffickers, being responsible for the higher financial income, according to bank proofs found during the investigation.
What does the defense say?
Lawyer Barcelos Filho, who acts in the defense of Lúcia Gabriela, told CNN to investigate the accusation. “The defense is not yet aware of the details of the full investigation,” he said.
THE CNN It still tries to contact the defenses of the others cited by the police.
This content was originally published in Lady of the Crime: who is the chief group linked to the CCP in Tocantins on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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