The Federal Police (PF) carried out this Tuesday morning (2), an operation stemming from an investigation that began in Niteroiin the Rio Metropolitan Region, where agents seized approximately R$ 800 thousand in cashfirearms were seized, and five suspects were arrested, including an active-duty military police officer.
The new phase of the investigation sought to identify the financial structure of a criminal organization suspected of money laundering in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The operation included the execution of a search and seizure warrant in Barra da Tijuca, in the Southwest Zone of Rio, as well as the preventive arrest of a suspect at Galeão International Airport.
The operation is an offshoot of an action in Niterói.
According to the Federal Police, the investigations began after an operation carried out in March of this year in downtown Niterói. On that occasion, five people were arrested in the act inside a bank branch located on Avenida Ernani do Amaral Peixoto.
During the operation, agents seized approximately R$ 800 in cash and firearms. Based on this material, the Federal Police began investigating the possible existence of a criminal organization specializing in the movement and concealment of illicit funds.
On Tuesday, police officers from the Sensitive Investigations Unit of the Tax Crimes Repression Division (UIS/DELEFAZ) executed a search and seizure warrant at a property in Barra da Tijuca.
According to the investigation, the target of the measure allegedly held an operational and financial leadership role within the organization. He was reportedly responsible for recruiting people to transport and escort valuables, as well as coordinating suspicious financial transactions linked to money laundering.
On Monday night (1st), agents from the Drug Repression Division (DRE) preventively arrested one of the suspects at Galeão International Airport.
Both the arrest and the search warrant were authorized by 2nd Federal Court of Campos dos Goytacazes, in Northern Rio de Janeiro State.
Investigation continues
The Federal Police reported that the operation aims to gather new evidence, identify other participants in the scheme, and understand how the financial structure used by the group worked.
Those under investigation may face charges for the crimes of armed criminal organization, money laundering, and illegal possession of a restricted firearm....in addition to other crimes that may be identified during the investigation.
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