The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro arrested four people involved in the importation of weapons of high military power, learned today (1st) at the Cargo Terminal of the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro. The 60 rifles, with loaders, came from Miami (USA) in containers with swimming pool heaters.
45 AK47, 14 AR10 rifles and a G3 rifle were seized. The value of the cargo was estimated at more than R $ 4 million. Two of the prisoners are residents of Niterói, one from the Baixada Fluminense and one from Jacarepaguá, west of the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
The investigations began about two years ago at the Burglary and Burglary, following the death of a military police officer in São Gonçalo, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. The police discovered that the weapon used in the murder of the police officer had also been used In a burglary of charges.
This investigation has evolved and triggered further investigations led by the Specialized Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives (Disarmament) and unveiling an international scheme for the purchase of weapons of war.
At a press conference later this afternoon, Rio's security secretary, Roberto Sá, said preliminary information from the Public Security Institute (ISP) indicates that the seizure was the largest in ten years.
"How many deaths will we be avoiding with this apprehension? This is structuring measure. In the last 150 days, 250 rifles were seized in Rio de Janeiro. Is it trivial? The police seize one rifle per hour, "Sá added. "We need a national pact to combat the use of firearms. We alone can not do everything. "
A study of the Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro System (Firjan) released today highlights that Rio state has become the most dangerous in the country for cargo transportation, with almost 10 thousand records of theft last year.
According to the head of the Disarmament, Fabrício Oliveira, the investigations are still in the beginning. "There is a lot of information to be checked, many developments, along with other police stations. It is a serious blow to these criminal organizations, to this international arms dealer, some details being kept confidential, as the investigations continue," concluded the delegate. .
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