Police serve six arrest warrants against Comando Vermelho criminals in Ceará

This Thursday morning (12), the Civil Police served six arrest warrants against suspects investigated for the crimes of being part of a criminal organization, drug trafficking and homicide. The action took place in the cities of Sobral, Cariré and Granja. According to TV Verdes Mares, the group is part of the criminal faction Comando Vermelho (CV).

In total, six preventive arrest warrants and five search and seizure warrants were served. One of the prisoners was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Of the six arrest warrants, four were served against people at liberty and two against suspects already in prison.

"These are people involved with a criminal organization of Rio de Janeiro origins, who provide criminal services to people who are hiding in Rio de Janeiro. Any support, any criminal assistance, will be punished in accordance with the law", explains Lucídio Gomes, delegate for Repression of Criminal Actions - North.

During the operation, the police also seized a firearm, ammunition and cell phones. After the captures, the targets were taken to Draco Norte headquarters. The suspects are at the disposal of Justice.

"They were heard and the procedures were finalized. They were forwarded to the Judiciary, where they will undergo a custody hearing", says the delegate.

Investigations are ongoing to identify other people involved and find out more details about the activities of the criminal group.

Criminal record

According to the police, among the suspects who were free, two of them already have criminal records. In total, there are five men and one woman:

A 26-year-old man is already responsible for illegal possession of a permitted firearm, illicit drug trafficking, association for trafficking and reception;

A 37-year-old woman has a conviction for a crime against public administration;

A 22-year-old suspect, who was already in prison, is responsible for intentional homicide, illicit drug trafficking and corruption of minors;

A 30-year-old suspect, who was also already in the prison system, has criminal records for robbery, illicit drug trafficking, association for trafficking, homicide, crime against public administration, corruption of minors and for being part of a criminal organization;

Two targets aged 20 and 24 did not have tickets.

"They use messaging applications and social networks a lot, and Draco does specific work in these cases. These are operations that take place throughout Brazil and today's operation was in Sobral", concluded Lucídio Gomes.