Argentine Diego Hernan Dirísio is considered an international fugitive by the Federal Police (PF) after not being found during the Dakovo operation, this Tuesday morning (5).
According to PF sources, Dirísio is the main target of the action, which investigates the sale of 43 thousand weapons to the main criminal factions in Brazil, which have a strong presence in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
According to an investigation by the Bahia Sensitive Investigations Group (Gise), coordinated by the Brasília PF, the target purchased weapons manufactured in countries such as Croatia, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, to sell to Brazilian criminals. However, before the sale, the items passed through Paraguay.
The PF says that 43 thousand weapons were smuggled to the Red Command and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). This scheme generated R$1.2 billion, according to investigations.
The Argentine is considered the biggest arms smuggler in South America and sold weapons through a company in his name, in the Paraguayan capital. The Bahia Court ordered that his name be included in the Interpol Red Diffusion, so that he can be arrested in any country.
Operation
The PF carries out 25 preventive arrest warrants, six temporary arrest warrants and 52 search and seizure warrants in Brazil, the United States and Paraguay against the group suspected of selling the 43 thousand weapons.
The investigation began in 2020, when pistols and ammunition were seized in the interior of Bahia. The weapons had their serial numbers removed, but, through forensic examination, the PF was able to obtain information on their origin and advance the investigation.
During this period, 67 seizures were carried out totaling 659 weapons seized in Brazilian territory, seizures were carried out in 10 states: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia and Ceará.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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