Operation targets factions and drug trafficking in 14 states The Integrated Force to Combat Organized Crime (FICCO) in Maranhão carried out, this Wednesday (8), Operation Thálassa, in São Luís. The action fulfills two preventive arrest warrants and two search and seizure warrants in an investigation related to the activities of a criminal organization. The operation in Maranhão is part of Operation Integrated Force III, carried out simultaneously by 18 Integrated Forces to Combat Organized Crime (FICCOs) in 15 Brazilian states. According to security forces, the national offensive aims to comply with court orders in investigations into criminal organizations, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, money laundering and other crimes. ?Download the g1 app to see MA news in real time and for free. In total, the operation complies with 180 search and seizure warrants, 93 arrest warrants and other precautionary measures determined by the Court. FICCOs bring together federal and state public security bodies for integrated action in the fight against organized crime. The forces are coordinated by the Federal Police and, depending on the composition of each state, include members of the Civil, Military and Penal Police, the Federal Highway Police, the Public Security Secretariats, the Municipal Guards and the National Secretariat for Penal Policies. FICCO carries out arrest and search warrants in São Luís during a national operation against organized crime. FICCO-RN/File Actions in other states In addition to Maranhão, Operation Integrated Force III takes place in states such as Amapá, Acre, Amazonas, Ceará, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo and Bahia. In Pará, Operation Coalition – COP VIII carries out 32 preventive arrest warrants and 32 search and seizure warrants in an investigation into a criminal organization. In Paraíba, Operation Consigliere carries out 46 search and seizure warrants and 13 preventive arrest warrants. The actions also reach Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo. The investigation investigates crimes involving criminal organizations, drug trafficking and money laundering. In Minas Gerais, Operation Borak carries out 10 arrest warrants and 17 search and seizure warrants in Belo Horizonte. The investigation investigates the activities of a criminal organization linked to drug trafficking, homicides and possession or illegal carrying of firearms. The court also ordered the removal of surveillance cameras illegally installed on public roads. In Ceará, Operation Conexão Amazônia carries out 16 search and seizure warrants in the states of Ceará, Pernambuco, Pará and Amazonas, in addition to measures to kidnap assets and block assets. The investigation targets interstate drug trafficking and money laundering. In Rio Grande do Norte, two actions are carried out. In Natal, Operation Matriarca carries out five preventive arrest warrants and seven search and seizure warrants, in addition to measures to block and seize assets. In Mossoró and other municipalities, Operation Busting carries out 19 search and seizure warrants. In São Paulo, there are actions in Santos and Campinas. In Santos, Operation Desatrela carries out seven temporary arrest warrants and ten search and seizure warrants in an investigation into the theft of cargo and trucks. In Campinas, Operation Argenti Lardum serves ten temporary arrest warrants and ten search and seizure warrants in São Paulo and Paraná, in investigations into thefts, robberies and cargo reception. Investigations continue to determine the facts and identify other possible parties involved.