A man with a collector license, sports shooter and hunter (CAC) was arrested suspected of divert weapons to organized crime In Rio de Janeiro, on the morning of Friday (21).
According to police, Renan Rangel Pinheiro acquired, on a large scale, firearms and ammunition and passed on to criminal organizations . Investigations revealed that the suspect moved more than R $ 600 thousand in purchases of war material between 2020 and 2024.
He was arrested by agents Police Station specializing in weapons, ammunition and explosives (Disarm ), this morning, during the action that It occurred in the neighborhoods of Sampaio, in the North Zone, and Campo Grande, in the West Zone.
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Between 2022 and 2023, Renan bought about 125 rifle loaders and 40 pistol chargers, as well as over 60,000 ammunition. Police say the volume is atypical for sports or collection purposes .
The suspect is also investigated in São Paulo for a possible involvement in the acquisition of diverted ammunition from a store, which would reinforce the evidence of acting in a illegal armament supply scheme .
In today’s action, the agents seized five pistols, a revolver, three rifles, hundreds of ammunition of various calibers war accessories and a cloned Jeep vehicle.
This content was originally published in police arrest CAC suspected of diverting weapons to organized crime on RJ on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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