15 arrested in Brazil over 17 tonnes of cocaine worth billions
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- 31 Mar 2023
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In a significant victory for the war on drugs, law enforcement in Latin America and Europe have taken down one of Brazil’s most active drug trafficking organisations inundating Europe with multi-tonnes shipments of cocaine.
On 30 March, simultaneous actions were carried out in Brazil with Europol’s support to dismantle the criminal group that reached from Paraguay to Europe.
A total of 15 individuals were arrested, and over EUR 80 million worth of assets were seized.
Over the course of the investigation, over 17 tonnes of cocaine linked to this criminal organisation were seized, with an estimated street value of several billions of euros.
Bringing down the whole network
Known as Operation HINTERLAND, this two-year long investigation culminated in a series of actions carried out simultaneously on 30 March to bring down the entire criminal infrastructure linked to this group.
Enforcement measures were carried out against the criminal organisation responsible for the multiple cocaine shipments, its suppliers as well as its money-laundering structure.
This action day was coordinated from two command centres in Porte Alegre and Rio Grande (Brazil). Read More..
