Operation against scheme to receive stolen and stolen cell phones in RJ has 8 arrested The Civil Police carried out, on the morning of this Thursday (2), an operation to combat a national scheme to receive stolen and stolen cell phones. In addition to Rio de Janeiro, the action takes place in nine other states and has the support of the Federal Revenue Service. In total, agents carried out 41 search and seizure warrants. Eight people were arrested until the last update of this report. The operation is part of Operation Rastreio and is coordinated by the Police Station for the Repression of Crimes Against Intangible Property (DRCPIM). The objective is to dismantle an interstate criminal network specialized in distributing stolen and stolen cell phones in RJ to different regions of the country. Civil police officers from São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Alagoas, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco participate in the operation. ?Download the g1 app to see news from RJ in real time and for free Civil Police carry out operation against national scheme for receiving stolen cell phones Reproduction/ TV Globo Investigations showed that criminals used parcel sending services to transport stolen and stolen devices from Rio de Janeiro to receivers installed in other states. With the assistance of the Federal Revenue Service, police officers intercepted 30 parcels containing 65 used cell phones. "These are normal shipments, ordinary shipments made by this criminal group, there is no involvement of people directly working at the Post Office", said delegate Victor Tuttman. An examination found that most of the devices had restrictions with the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), with blocked IMEIs, or were already included in reports of robbery or theft. Modus operandi Investigators identified the way the gang operates. One of the main strategies was to send small batches of cell phones, which made it difficult to track the movement of devices between states and reduced the risk of detection by authorities. "Today, a cell phone has a high value. This feeds those who are buying without taking due care, they are encouraging all this criminal practice, robberies and theft", said the delegate. This Thursday's operation aims to gather more information about the functioning of the criminal organization, identifying everyone involved in the reception chain, from those responsible for sending the devices to those in charge of distributing and selling the devices in different states of the country. Police serve 41 warrants in action against national cell phone hijacking ring Reproduction/ TV Globo Another operation In another operation carried out by the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police this Thursday, agents from the Capital Auto Theft and Theft Police Station (DRFA-CAP) carried out an operation to dismantle a criminal scheme of receiving stolen vehicles, selling cloned license plates and liaising with members of the Red Command. Agents carry out search and seizure warrants in São Gonçalo, in the Metropolitan Region. A man, considered the main person investigated by the police and whose name was not released, was arrested until the last update of this report. Civil Police carry out operation to dismantle stolen vehicle reception scheme Investigators identified a social network profile used to advertise rebranded license plates, popularly known as “clones” or “goats”, in addition to displaying suspicious vehicles, weapons and connections with members of the criminal faction. The police gathered elements that indicate that the person being investigated has links with criminals from vehicle theft gangs that operate in the communities of Jardim Catarina, Jardim Miriambi and Salgueiro, in São Gonçalo. Investigations also indicate that he used an automobile establishment to mediate the negotiation of cloned license plates and possible vehicles of illicit origin. Fight against the militia The Civil Police are also carrying out an operation against a militia in the West Zone of Rio this Thursday. Agents from the Police Station for the Repression of Organized Criminal Actions and Special Inquiries (Draco) seized a rifle, a pistol and a cloned vehicle in the action to dismantle the criminal group. Three men were arrested, including one identified as the leader of the gang. According to investigations, a large part of the militia's financial structure operated through companies linked to the internet sector, used to facilitate the circulation, concealment and laundering of capital linked to the criminal organization. Trafficking bunker On Wednesday (1st), police officers from the 5th DP (Mem de Sá) dismantled a bunker used by drug trafficking to store narcotics and supply a point of sale in Lapa, in the center of Rio. During the operation, two men were arrested in the act, and the agents seized a large quantity of drugs, cash, a notebook with drug trafficking notes and the iron door used to shield the property. According to the Civil Police, the action was the result of intelligence work that identified the bunker installed in a village of houses close to a school. The prisoners were charged with drug trafficking, and investigations continue to identify other members of the criminal organization. ?Bom Dia Rio is on GloboPop, Globo's new vertical short video app, available for free on your cell phone. On the app, you can follow the Bom Dia Rio stage so you don't miss any details. Download GloboPop.