The Federal Police (PF) launched an operation this Wednesday (30) against a group that sent 17 tons of cocaine to Europe and has assets of R$ 2.8 billion in assets. According to the PF, the money is the result of the crime.
The investigation points to a criminal organization specializing in international drug trafficking, which uses Porto de Santos (SP) and other Brazilian ports to ship drugs to other countries.
This Wednesday, the PF carries out eight search and seizure warrants at addresses located in Praia Grande and Santos, in Santos.
In addition to the warrants, property measures were enacted for the seizure of 12 real estate properties, such as luxury apartments, as well as the blocking of assets and values in the bank accounts and financial investments of those investigated, totaling an estimated value of approximately R$ 2.8 billion .
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Investigations revealed that the group constituted a complex logistical structure to operationalize international drug trafficking actions, which range from the production of the drug abroad, its subsequent entry and transport within Brazil, internal distribution, preparation and shipment of cocaine shipments to the abroad, using mainly the sea.
The PF Police Station in Santos, responsible for the case, identified 21 seizures in Brazil and abroad, totaling approximately 17 tons of cocaine, which, as the investigation progressed, were linked to the activities of this group.
According to the PF, the organization’s leaders also opened fictitious companies to move the money. The crime of money laundering is investigated.
Source: CNN Brasil
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