[ad_1]
Cracks with luxury cars, ghost builders, large estates and even a party with the famous duo from the interior were the trigger for PF (Federal Police) to identify a large money laundering scheme for drug trafficking in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul.
Operation Status, which aims to combat money laundering for cocaine trafficking, arrested three leaders of the scheme this Friday (11), in Pedro Juan Caballero, in Paraguay, on the border with Ponta Porã. The investigation was attended by the Federal Revenue Service, the Public Ministry of the Federation and SENAD / Paraguay.
According to the PF, the laundering was done through money changers and operators, who passed through the exchange houses of Curitiba and São Paulo. Then the money was sent to these shell companies and orange accounts that supported the high level of those involved.
Most of the people who participated in the scheme were relatives of the main actors and boasted a life of luxury incompatible with their income.
Millionaire asset kidnapping
After intense research, Justice determined the kidnapping of R $ 230 million in drug trafficking assets in Brazil and Paraguay.
In Brazil, authorities seized 42 properties, two farms, 75 vehicles, boats and planes. The combined amounts reach R $ 80 million in assets acquired by the leaders of the criminal organization.
In Paraguay, ten properties were seized, for an approximate value of R $ 150 million.
New approach to combat trafficking
During the press conference of Operation Status, which directly fights money laundering from drug trafficking, the Federal Police (PF) stated that the key to the fight against drugs in Brazil is the decapitalization of assets, the imprisonment of leaders and the International cooperation.
“If a drug shipment is seized, another hundred will pass. It is not with apprehension that drug trafficking is fought,” said Elvis Secco, general coordinator of drug control and criminal factions of the Federal Police.
This was the 4th Federal Police operation in a month against drug money laundering in Brazil and the border.
