Agents of the General Department for Combating Corruption, Organized Crime and Money Laundering (DGCOR-LD), of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, are today (28) on the streets of Barra da Tijuca, Jacarepaguá, Itanhangá, Copacabana, Tijuca , Penha, Freguesia and in the municipality of Nova Friburgo to fulfill 16 search and seizure warrants against members of a militia and companies that operate in the illegal exploitation of properties in the Muzema region, west of Rio de Janeiro.
Operation Caixa de Areia 2, carried out by the police, is part of the state government’s Integrated City Program for the repossession of territories. The action has the support of the General Department of Specialized Police (DGPE).
According to the Secretary of State for Civil Police (Sepol), investigations indicate that the companies targeted by the operation are used by alleged real estate entrepreneurs to launder money from the criminal scheme.
The investigations also pointed out that, during the investigations, “the suspects moved resources incompatible with the declared financial capacity, with the entry of large amounts of cash in bank accounts, totaling about R$ 100 million”.
oranges
The focus of the action is to obtain new evidence, from the seizure of documents, property deeds, cell phones and other electronic devices. The intention is to investigate the use of intermediaries, the so-called oranges, and shell companies, such as real estate, construction companies, construction material stores and butchers.
According to the Civil Police Department, the warrants were issued by the 1st Specialized Criminal Court, with the 1st Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Criminal Investigation. He added that the targets had already been reported.
The first phase of the operation took place in May of last year, when search and seizure warrants were carried out, in addition to the judicial blocking of more than R$ 10 million from the bank accounts of those involved.
