Public Ministry denounces members of criminal faction for trafficking and armed domination in Paraíba

The complaint is the result of Operation Chain of Command, based on data extracted from the cell phone of the faction's state leader, Naudivânio Ferreira da Silva, who died in a confrontation with the police in Pernambuco.

In addition to offering the complaint, the MPPB also asks for the conviction of those accused; minimum value for repairing damage caused; and decree of confiscation of all seized goods, valuables, weapons, cell phones and vehicles.

Among those reported, five are already imprisoned in prison units in Paraíba and one in a penitentiary in Minas Gerais.

According to the MPPB, the evidence collected revealed that those accused were distributed across three operational centers focused on drug trafficking and territorial control.

The criminal faction was characterized by an organized structure, with division of tasks, use of firearms and orders from leaders within the penitentiary system.

The group dominated drug sales points in the region and allegedly moved, through shell legal entities, more than R$34 million. In addition to armed rule, the faction subjected members and residents to corporal punishment and execution orders determined by group leaders.