The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police do, on Thursday (24), operation to dismantle cable theft scheme. According to police, the criminal group specializes in stealing public service dealers, such as telecommunications and energy companies.
The stolen material is welcomed by old and metallurgical irons, in interstate scheme. Also according to the Rio Civil Police, the criminal organization is highly structured and repeatedly practices large -scale metal cable thefts.
The money from the theft and illegal trade of cables is washed through real and fictional companies and simulated contracts.
46 search and seizure warrants are being fulfilled at addresses related to the summit of the criminal group in Rio and São Paulo, including homes, seven old and metallurgical irons. The blockade of R $ 200 million and the kidnapping of property and real estate was also requested.
Until 8am this Thursday, five people had been arrested. The action is an deployment of the Caminhos do Copper operation, performed in 2022. The investigations led to the complaint of 22 people.
According to the Fluminense government, the stolen cables were taken to warehouses and old irons in Queimados, in the Baixada Fluminense; at Morro do Fallet, in the city center of Rio; and at the Salgueiro Complex, in São Gonçalo, in Grande Rio.
In deposits, the cables were bezged, fractionated and burned to eliminate traces of origin, and resold to old and metallurgical irons in Rio de Janeiro and, especially, in São Paulo, with the support of intermediaries.