Police arrest suspect of operating 'delivery' by drone for prisoner in Iapen, AP

A 35-year-old man was arrested in the act late this Thursday afternoon (12), in Santana, Amapá, suspected of operating a "delivery" scheme by drone to supply a prisoner inside the Institute of Penitentiary Administration of Amapá (Iapen).

The arrest took place in the Provedor 2 neighborhood, during an action by the Civil Police Specialized Narcotics Repression Station (Denarc).

According to the police, the suspect worked as a support point for the criminal organization: he received and stored prohibited materials before passing them on to other members of the group, responsible for piloting the drones and launching the orders into the prison.

The investigations identified that the owner of the cargo is an inmate of Iapen himself, who coordinated the entire operation from within the prison unit. According to Denarc, this is the eighth time that the police have dismantled this same logistics of sending illicit goods by air to the penitentiary.

Previous investigations indicate that the arrested man had already stored firearms, drugs, cell phones and chargers intended for shooting. In the act this Thursday, agents seized:

24 smart watches with cell phone function;

26 chargers;

7 cell phones;

Around 500 grams of crack;

6 portions of tobacco;

Lines and other materials used in air transport.

Charged with drug trafficking and criminal organization, the suspect remains at the disposal of Justice and will undergo a custody hearing. The Civil Police requested his preventive arrest and reported that investigations continue to identify others involved in the scheme.