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Comando Vermelho drug chief arrested in Armação dos Búzios

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Matheus dos Santos Nascimento, appointed head of the Comando Vermelho drug trade in the Lagos do Rio region, was arrested in Armação dos Búzios this Thursday (3).
Lorran Ângelo, considered second in command, was also detained in the same operation.
The Civil Police states that the arrest represents progress in combating the drug trafficking structure in the region, after previous arrests that allowed members to be identified and the group's financial logistics in Vila Caranga to be tracked.

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The operation occurred after the arrests in the act of two people being investigated in a previous stage of the police investigation, which allowed the Civil Police to identify members of the group and track the financial logistics of drug trafficking in Vila Caranga.

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According to the police, the head of drug trafficking for Comando Vermelho, Matheus dos Santos Nascimento, was arrested in Armação dos Búzios, in the Lagos Region of Rio, this Thursday(3). In the same operation, Lorran Ângelo was also arrested, who is appointed as the second chief in command of the

In a previous stage of the police investigation, two other people under investigation were arrested red-handed. Following these arrests, according to the Civil Police, the investigation began to identify members of the group and the functions performed by each one, tracking the financial logistics of drug trafficking in Vila Caranga.

"The arrest of MT (Matheus dos Santos Nascimento), considered one of the main leaders of the criminal faction in the region, represents an important step forward in combating the structure of drug trafficking in Armação dos Búzios, directly affecting the chain of command of the criminal organization", the Civil Police said in a statement.

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Comando Vermelho drug chief arrested in Armação dos Búzios

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Matheus dos Santos Nascimento, appointed head of the Comando Vermelho drug trade in the Lagos do Rio region, was arrested in Armação dos Búzios this Thursday (3).
Lorran Ângelo, considered second in command, was also detained in the same operation.
The Civil Police states that the arrest represents progress in combating the drug trafficking structure in the region, after previous arrests that allowed members to be identified and the group's financial logistics in Vila Caranga to be tracked.

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