🇧🇷🇮🇹 Over 20 people arrested in Brazil-Italy cocaine smuggling probe
Brazilian and Italian authorities said they launched two joint operations on Tuesday aimed at dismantling a transnational plot to transport cocaine from South America to Europe using cargo ships or airplanes.
The authorities issued 18 arrest warrants in Brazil and one in Spain against suspected members of criminal groups linked to international drug trafficking.
A source directly involved in the operation in Brazil said the main target of the operation remains at large, while the other 17 in Brazil had been detained.
The main target, which investigators indicated had ties to one of Brazil's largest crime gangs, Primeiro Comando da Capital, commonly known as PCC, had 12 properties blocked.
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Brazilian and Italian authorities said they launched two joint operations on Tuesday aimed at dismantling a transnational plot to transport cocaine from South America to Europe using cargo ships or airplanes.
The authorities issued 18 arrest warrants in Brazil and one in Spain against suspected members of criminal groups linked to international drug trafficking.
A source directly involved in the operation in Brazil said the main target of the operation remains at large, while the other 17 in Brazil had been detained.
The main target, which investigators indicated had ties to one of Brazil's largest crime gangs, Primeiro Comando da Capital, commonly known as PCC, had 12 properties blocked.
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#Brazil #Italy
☠️ Blood Meridian