Criminal police officer is arrested in Mogi das Cruzes during an operation against the entry of drugs and cell phones into prisons

A criminal police officer was arrested in Mogi das Cruzes this Tuesday (10). He is being investigated for facilitating the entry of cell phones and drugs into São Paulo prisons.

The action is part of Operation Custos Proditor 2 of the Federal Police and the Public Ministry. In total, 16 arrest warrants were served in 7 cities in São Paulo.

Investigations began after the 1st phase on March 18. Seized cell phones revealed the participation of other employees, inmates and family members in the scheme.

A criminal police officer was arrested in the district of Taiaçupeba, in Mogi das Cruzes, this Tuesday morning (10), during an operation against a scheme to bring drugs, cell phones and other prohibited products into prisons in São Paulo.

The action is part of Operation Custos Proditor II, carried out by the Federal Police (PF) and the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MP-SP). In Alto Tietê, the Special Police Actions Company (CAEP) provided operational support to the Federal Police in executing one of the arrest warrants.

According to the Military Police, the criminal police officer was located in his own home, according to the address indicated in the court order. During the searches, a .40 caliber pistol, three chargers, 31 rounds of ammunition and a cell phone were seized.

After executing the warrant, the man was taken to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) of Mogi das Cruzes for a criminal examination. He was then taken to the Federal Police headquarters, where he remained at the disposal of the Justice Department.

According to the Federal Police and the Public Ministry, the operation aims to combat a corruption scheme that facilitated the entry of cell phones, drugs, anabolic steroids and other prohibited products into prison units in Guarulhos, in Greater São Paulo.

In total, 16 arrest warrants and 21 search and seizure warrants were served in seven cities in São Paulo: São Paulo, Guarulhos, Potim, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, São José dos Campos and Bauru.

Among those investigated are criminal police officers, prisoners, relatives of inmates and people suspected of supplying drugs and moving money obtained from the scheme.

The operation is an offshoot of the first phase of Operation Custos Proditor, carried out on March 18 of this year. At the time, the investigations' main target was a criminal police officer who worked at the Provisional Detention Center (CDP) II in Guarulhos.

According to investigations, the agent received money to facilitate the entry of cell phones, drugs and anabolic steroids into the unit, in addition to helping to hide the products during searches.

The analysis of cell phones seized in the first phase showed evidence of the participation of other public servants, prisoners, visitors and people outside the prison system.

Those investigated may be held liable, depending on their involvement, for criminal association, drug trafficking, active corruption and passive corruption.