Rio Police Raid Suspected Gas-Meter Fraud Network Targeting Fuel Stations

Overview

• DDSD officers executed search-and-seizure warrants at multiple locations across Rio using an armored vehicle.
• Investigators confiscated electronic devices and documents for forensic analysis in subsequent phases.
• The inquiry focuses on the theft of three large industrial gas meters from a concessionaire facility.
• Video footage shows a third-party technician removing a meter through an irregularly opened side door, later returning in a car tied to a former company technician now in the fuel business.
• Two of the stolen meters were connected to stations previously probed for consumption manipulation, prompting suspicion of evidence concealment and interference with recovery efforts.