PF Arrests Cops Suspected of Selling Weapons to Faction in RJ
Graduated in journalism from Veiga de Almeida University and with a postgraduate degree in financial and capital markets from Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. Worked at TradeNews before becoming a reporter for Revista Oeste.
TL;DR
- Seven arrest warrants and 18 search warrants were executed in various cities.
- The group allegedly moved R$100 million since 2022 using front companies for money laundering.
- They are accused of supplying weapons, including restricted-use rifles, and confidential information to the Terceiro Comando Puro.
- The group allegedly used functional access to restricted systems to obtain information for the faction, aiding in evading police operations.
- An investigation by the PF and MPRJ led to charges of armed criminal organization, illegal arms trade, breach of functional secrecy, usury, and money laundering.