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The police officers were arrested on June 2, 2026 during Operation Perfídus, which investigates the diversion of seized drugs.
Chief Braz Morrone and agent Eduardo Jorge Ferreira, known as "Mão Branca", were dismissed from the Civil Police of Paraíba. The two have been arrested since June 2, 2026 in an investigation into an alleged drug diversion scheme.
The dismissals were published in the Official State Gazette this Thursday (29). The two were arrested in Operation Perfídus. They still remain in the Civil Police, but were removed from their respective positions.
According to the investigation, the suspicion is of participation in the scheme to divert seized drugs, receiving part of the profits from resale and using the hierarchical position to protect members of the group.

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