Russian sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking is located by police in Salvador

A Russian sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking and using a false document was located in Salvador, this Saturday (10), by a team from the Integrated Force to Combat Organized Crime (FICCO) Bahia, with support from the Military Police and in partnership with Interpol.

According to the Bahia Public Security Secretariat (SSP-BA), the man was trying to sell weapons and ammunition to Brazilian factions when he was captured.

Target of Interpol's Red Diffusion, the prisoner aimed to structure a network for the distribution of weapons, ammunition and drugs in Brazil.

The Russian convict even passed through other Brazilian states. The arrest took place in the Águas Claras neighborhood, in the capital of Bahia, in another phase of Operation Artemis.

The Russian authorities will be notified about the capture and the Brazilian Forces will begin the extradition process.