Police Launch Targeted Raids on Comando Vermelho Cell in Complexo do Lins

Overview

• Police began the operation on Friday, May 22, executing six arrest warrants and 30 search warrants in the Complexo do Lins with at least one person detained and searches still under way.
• The action is led by Draco-IE and the 26ª DP with support from CORE, helicopters, armored vehicles and teams from several police departments.
• Investigators describe the targeted Comando Vermelho nucleus as a highly structured cell that kept armed lookouts at access points, used restricted messaging to coordinate, monitored police movements in real time and allegedly employed drones to move contraband.
• Simultaneously, investigators from the 26ª DP and the Polícia Civil do Piauí are carrying out linked warrants against a 'falsa central telefônica' fraud ring to seize phones, computers and financial records used to steal and launder victims' bank funds.
• Police say seized devices and financial traces could identify wider networks and lead to more arrests, and residents may see a short-term rise in police presence while searches and forensic work continue.