Operation against criminal organization suspected of extortion through kidnapping in BA
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Civil Police launch operation against criminal organization suspected of extortion through kidnapping, homicides and weapons and drug trafficking in Bahia and São Paulo.
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Why It Matters
The police investigation lasts around eight months and originated from the analysis of extortion incidents through kidnapping.
A criminal organization suspected of committing extortion through kidnapping, homicides and weapons and drug trafficking is the target of a Civil Police operation this Thursday (8). The operation seeks to fulfill 10 preventive arrest warrants and another nine search and seizure warrants.
The searches are carried out in Salvador, Feira de Santana, the second largest city in Bahia, and São Félix, a municipality in the Metropolitan Region, in addition to the state of São Paulo.
The police reported that the investigation lasts around eight months, and arose from the analysis of extortion incidents through kidnapping.
The names of the suspects were not disclosed, nor how the criminal group was organized.
The operation is carried out by the Specialized Departments of Criminal Investigations (Deic) and Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP), with support from the Civil Police of São Paulo, the Military Police of Bahia and the Intelligence Superintendence of the Public Security Secretariat of Bahia (SSP-BA).
Open Questions
- What are the names of the suspects?
- How was the criminal group organized?
