Overview
- Undercover border intelligence agents stopped the men on Friday in Alba Posse after they entered via an unauthorized crossing on the Uruguay River.
- The detainees were identified as Ednei Carlos Dos Santos, 25, Luis Eduardo Teixeira de Souza, 23, and Jackson Santos de Jesús, 35, all from Rio das Ostras in Rio de Janeiro state.
- Police say two of the three have prior narcotrafficking cases and the third has a record for injuries, prompting checks for outstanding warrants or alerts.
- The suspects lacked valid migration documents, admitted crossing by canoe, and remain in custody under strict security with possible expulsion for violating immigration rules.
- Misiones police activated cooperation with Brazil’s Military and Civil Police and with forces in Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, and Santa Catarina as investigators assess any organizational links or local contacts.