The Bahia Civil Police arrested 5 suspects this Wednesday (11) during Operation No Brown. The group was involved in a territorial dispute in the Gamboa region.
Among the targets are the group's leader, in custody in Rio de Janeiro, and two drug managers. An investigator appointed as executor was also arrested.
The investigation investigates an attempted murder that occurred on July 27, 2026. On that occasion, occupants of a taxi were ambushed.
Five people were arrested during the second phase of Operation No Brown, launched by the Civil Police of Bahia this Wednesday (11), to combat criminal groups involved in a territorial dispute in the Gamboa region, in Salvador.
The action resulted in the execution of four arrest warrants and one arrest in the act, in addition to six search and seizure warrants.
The actions took place in the neighborhoods of Cajazeiras and Fazenda Grande II, in Salvador, and in Camaçari, including the municipal headquarters in the metropolitan region and the district of Arembepe.
Among the targets are a man identified as head of the criminal organization, who is already held in Rio de Janeiro's prison system, two suspected of managing drug trafficking and an investigator identified as carrying out an attempted murder.
The operation took place one day after Operation Sandstorm, which ended with 22 prisoners, including a leader of a rival group, captured in Rio de Janeiro. The two actions are part of the fight against criminal organizations involved in armed conflicts and violent attacks in Salvador.
One of the arrest warrants was served against a man identified as leader of the criminal group and mastermind of an attempted aggravated murder. Even though he was in custody in Rio de Janeiro, he maintained contact with members of the organization that operates in Cajazeiras IV and V, according to the investigation.
The suspect was arrested in September 2026, during an operation related to another homicide investigation in the region.
The organization is being investigated for involvement in drug trafficking and homicides and is identified by the police as a dissent from a rival group.
The investigation that led to the operation investigates an attempted murder that occurred on July 27, 2026, on Avenida 29 de Março, in Cajazeiras II.
According to the Civil Police, occupants of a taxi were monitored and ambushed by armed men. A car blocked the vehicle's passage, while two men on a motorcycle approached and shot at the victims.
After the shots, the suspects still chased the taxi as it fled. One of the victims lost vision in his left eye and remains with a projectile lodged in his face.
In Arembepe, Camaçari district, a man identified as drug trafficking manager and main contact of the chief in custody in Rio de Janeiro was arrested. During the approach, he tried to destroy three of the four cell phones he was carrying, throwing the devices out the window.
The police reported that the equipment was recovered and will be subjected to forensic examination.
Another suspect, also identified as a drug manager, was arrested in Fazenda Grande II, in Salvador. According to police, he is a former member of the Brazilian Navy.
During searches at a property linked to him, in Cajazeiras, eight packages of Wolf-type marijuana, a simulacrum of a firearm and an air rifle were found.
Still in Cajazeiras, a man was arrested red-handed. With him, the police seized a 9 mm caliber pistol, three elongated magazines, two conventional magazines and more than 100 9 mm caliber ammunition, in addition to six .40 caliber ammunition and one 5.56 mm caliber ammunition.
Also found:
A shirt with identification of the criminal group;
Wolf-type portions of cocaine and marijuana;
Hundreds of portions of hashish packaged for sale and identified with organization labels;
A drone;
Cash.
At the Camaçari headquarters, another person under investigation was arrested on a warrant. He is identified as carrying out the attempted murder under investigation. A cell phone was also seized from him.
The operation was coordinated by the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP), with support from the Coordination of Special Operations and Resources (CORE).
