In an unprecedented action, the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched, on Thursday (10), the greater offensive ever made against the equity of organized crime in the state .
Named Operation Containment, the action targets the financial core of the Comando Vermelho faction, which moved about $ 6 billion in one year – record value in requests for blocking goods made by the corporation. ”
So far, two people have been detained. A fugitive man of justice was arrested in Franca, in the interior of São Paulo, while a woman was taken to the police station in Rio de Janeiro to give testimony. Operation fulfills 46 search and seizure warrants in the state of Rio de Janeiro and in cities of SP, with the participation of the theft and theft Police Station (DRF), Core, DGPE, DGCor-LD and São Paulo Civil Police.
Under safety, the Municipal Secretariat of Education reported that 42 school units in the Maré region were affected by ongoing operations, resulting in the suspension of classes on Thursday.
Through social networks, Governor Claudio Castro (PL) said the “message is given”. “Those who finance the crime will pay dearly. Rio is facing trafficking with courage, intelligence and determination. You can no longer accept that organized crime banquet your war against the people of Rio with billions washed in the light of day!”
Investigations point out that the financial arm of the criminal faction has connections with the first command of the capital (CCP) in São Paulo and operates a money laundering scheme involving digital banks, fintechs, stab companies and unauthorized platforms by the Central Bank.
The main objective of the operation is to financially suffocate organized crime, preventing the purchase of weapons, drugs and the financing of territorial disputes in the West Zone of Rio.
According to the Civil Police, the action is considered a milestone in the fight against trafficking, directly attacking the logistics and financial structure of the factions.
This content was originally published in operation against Comando Vermelho and CCP blocked R $ 6 billion on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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