PF destroys clandestine landing strip in the middle of the forest used by gang to transport drugs in Amazonas

Federal Police destroy clandestine landing strip in forest in Amazonas Federal Police agents destroyed a clandestine landing strip built in the middle of the forest, in the municipality of Tefé, in the interior of Amazonas. According to investigations, the location was used by a criminal organization as a base for aircraft loaded with drugs coming from Colombia. Watch above. The destruction of the runway occurred during Operation La Máquina, launched this Thursday (13), which also carried out search and seizure warrants in Manaus. In total, ten people were arrested, including one of the heads of the Red Command (CV) logistics center in Amazonas, Wellisson dos Santos Albarado. Operation La Máquina was launched by the PF together with the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco), of the Amazonas Public Ministry (MPAM) and the BOPE of the Amazonas Military Police, to investigate a criminal organization linked to the CV suspected of operating in interstate drug trafficking and money laundering. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Early in the morning, police officers searched addresses linked to those being investigated. In a house in the capital, a luxury car, weapons and money were seized. The property owner was arrested. The court also ordered the closure of two shopping centers in Manaus and the blocking of R$8 million in assets and values ??related to the group. Among those arrested is Wellison dos Santos Albarado, identified by the police as one of the leaders of Comando Vermelho. According to investigations, he commanded drug traffickers who operated in Amazonas even though he was in Rio de Janeiro. “It is an important operation, which already manages to dissuade the activities of this criminal organization from the beginning, in the mode they normally use, which is air, and also already works on decapitalization, which is the main focus of this operation”, stated the superintendent of the PF in Amazonas, Danielle Mady. PF operation targets organization that used adulterated planes in drug trafficking and moved R$ 35 million Reproduction/Rede Amazônica Runways were built to guarantee logistics According to the investigation, the criminal organization recruited pilots and co-opted businessmen to make the scheme viable. The group also financed the purchase of aircraft and the construction of clandestine runways in forest areas to guarantee the logistics of drug transport. The investigation began in September last year, after the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) intercepted and shot down an aircraft suspected of transporting drugs. The plane crashed into a river and the pilot was arrested. According to prosecutor Priscilla Pini, two clandestine runways in Amazonas were used to receive and forward narcotics to other states. "The planes were used, including two clandestine landing strips here in the state of Amazonas, so that, leaving here, on these aircraft, the narcotics were sent to the other states of the federation. So, there are eight states involved in this operation", he stated. READ ALSO: Tampered planes and clandestine runways: how the trafficking scheme linked to CV worked in AM Rifle capable of downing helicopter is seized in operation investigating trafficking with tampered planes in AM Organization linked to CV in AM used shopping centers and shell companies to launder money, says PF Weapons of war During the operation, the agents also seized high-firepower weapons, including a .50 caliber rifle. According to police, the weapon has the capacity to hit aircraft, including helicopters. Rifle capable of downing helicopter is seized in Operation La Máquina in Amazonas