Images found by the São Paulo government intelligence services on the cell phones of some killed in a confrontation in an operation carried out in Guarujá link these victims to trafficking, according to sources consulted by the CNN .
The cell phones were sent for forensics.
In one of the videos obtained by CNN (look above), the criminals display the weapons inside a car. It is possible to see a stylized grip of one of the pistols. A CNN also had access to the photo showing the body of one of the dead, but we chose not to show it.
The same weapon appears in a photo of the confrontation scene.
In the view of the government of São Paulo, the investigations will demonstrate that those killed in the confrontation are criminals.
Governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) has been receiving criticism for the excessive use of force in Operation Escudo, in Guarujá.
Assistants to the governor say that, so far, the security cameras on the police uniforms and the reports on the corpses attached to the inquiries show signs of confrontation, but not of torture.
number of dead
According to the Secretariat of Public Security of São Paulo, 16 people were killed in the operation, which has lasted five days. At least 58 people were arrested, according to the folder.
The SSP reported that, of the 58 arrested, 38 were caught in flagrante delicto and another 20 were wanted by the court. Four teenagers were arrested for drug trafficking.
“By this Tuesday (1st) the police had seized 400 kilos of narcotics and 18 weapons, including pistols and rifles”, says the secretariat.
Operation Shield was initiated by the Military Police of São Paulo after the death of soldier Patrick Bastos Reis, 30 years old, from Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar (Rota).
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Source: CNN Brasil
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