Overview
- The 11th Prosecutor’s Office in Caucaia filed charges against seven suspects for drug trafficking, participation in an armed criminal organization, possession of explosive devices, and corruption of minors, citing ties to a local faction.
- Prosecutors asked to maintain or impose preventive detention, including converting Rafaela Costa de Andrade’s house arrest, and sought court orders to access data from seized cellphones.
- On October 16, civil police arrested five men in Parque Albano, dismantled a drug preparation site, and seized about 1 kilogram of cocaine along with packaging materials, a car, a motorcycle, a phone, and cash.
- During the operation, the detainees allegedly tried to bribe officers with R$50,000, and they were booked for trafficking, association for trafficking, and active corruption, with four already having records for similar offenses.
- An earlier action on September 19 yielded drugs and four homemade grenades and identified a residence used as a drug laboratory, while a separate October 15 search in Fortaleza seized cash of unproven legal origin.