In February of last year, one of the men who until then was the most wanted in his country and one of the main targets of the Turf operation in Paraguay was arrested in Brazil: Marcos Vinicius Espíndola, a friend of Arnaldo Giuzzio, to whom he even lent a van for his vacation.
The Brazilian was the number one target in that suspiciously failed operation carried out at the Paraná Country Club, where Vinicius managed to “outwit” the participants, who gave up valuable time by “requesting that they please” raise the security fences to enter the property.
This time was taken advantage of by Vinicius, who came out the other side, while the Police and the Senad waited to enter. They did arrest Lindomar Reyes, who was a minor compared to the then fugitive.
Fortunately, the man did not have the same luck in Brazil, where he was caught and where he is currently being prosecuted for money laundering, drug trafficking and asset trafficking.
There was always a question about what really happened at the Paraná Country Club and about if Vinicius will have received some “friendly” help to escape.
This same man is friend of the former anti-drug minister and former head of the Ministry of the Interior, Arnaldo Giuzzio, who had such confidence in Vinicius, that when he went on vacation to Brazil and was left without a vehicle due to mechanical failures, the first thing he thought of was Vinicius, who kindly lent him one of his vans.
In this regard, after an investigation by Grupo Nación and a series of publications with documents and evidence, Giuzzio had no choice but to admit that he knows Vinicius and that he also turned to him to request an emergency vehicle.
However, he maintained that he knew the Brazilian as an automobile businessman and that he never had information about his ties to drug trafficking, despite the fact that Giuzzio was previously the head of the Senate.
Moreover, the minister of the National Anti-drug Secretariat, Zully Rolón, revealed that Vinicius is being investigated for money laundering, drug trafficking and asset trafficking. In addition, he would have ties to the Italian mafia.
The entrance Brazil investigates Giuzzio’s friend for laundering, drug trafficking and other crimes was first published on newspaper TODAY.
