Operation investigates controlled trafficking from prisons in TO with the help of inmates’ companions and relatives

An operation carried out this Thursday (29) served five preventive arrest warrants and 12 search and seizure warrants in Tocantins and the state of São Paulo. In Paraíso, four arrest orders and nine search orders were served.

In Cotia (SP), police officers served one arrest warrant and three search warrants. The names of the suspects were not released, so g1 was unable to contact their defense.

The operation was carried out by the 6th Specialized Division for the Repression of Organized Crime (6th DEIC) of Paraíso do Tocantins. The investigation began in 2025, after the Civil Police identified that members of the criminal organization, even in prison, maintained clandestine communication with free associates to coordinate crimes in the municipality.

According to the investigation, the orders were passed on to the companions and other family members, identified as members of the organization. Leaders would also determine punishments to maintain discipline within the faction itself.

According to the police, the group had an organized structure, with division of tasks between imprisoned members and people outside the prison system. Those investigated when released would be responsible for executing orders, applying internal punishments and continuing activities linked to drug trafficking.

The Civil Police are also investigating the involvement of a 35-year-old man. A resident of Cotia, in São Paulo, he is identified by investigations as a member of a sector at the top of the faction called "Sintonia da Fora do Ar" and "Pé Quebrado". The suspect would exert influence over members imprisoned in Paraíso do Tocantins and in prison units in São Paulo.

The suspect's participation in the faction's structure is still being investigated, but the elements gathered during the investigation indicate that he received requests, authorized actions and passed on decisions to members of the criminal organization.

Another point identified by the investigation was the existence of an internal punishment system known as "crime court". According to the Civil Police, the mechanism was used to apply sanctions against members of the faction and people who failed to comply with rules imposed by the group.

According to the investigative elements, the person being investigated from São Paulo would act as a type of judge, analyzing requests sent by arrested members and deciding on the application of punishments.

Among the measures identified by investigators were threats, physical attacks, called "wooden" by members, and even death orders against people who disrespected the orders of the criminal organization.