Fugitive from RN who was on the Ministry of Justice's most wanted list is arrested in PA

Man was arrested in joint action in Pará. PC PA A man identified as Sandro Afonso de Souza Tavares, a fugitive from Rio Grande do Norte, who was on the Ministry of Justice's most wanted list, was arrested this Thursday (16), in Acará, northeast region of Pará. The arrest took place at Alça Viária and was carried out by the State Narcotics Division (Denarc) of Pará, in joint action with the Federal Highway Police (PRF). g1 tries to contact Sandro's defense. According to the Civil Police (PC), the investigation began after the seizure of a rifle on June 17 of this year, part of a scheme to send weapons from Pará to the northeast. From there, Denarc sought to identify those involved. ? Follow the g1 Pará channel on WhatsApp During the investigation, the police identified that one of the suspects, Sandro, escaped from the Rio Grande do Norte penitentiary system more than 10 years ago and arrived in Belém at the beginning of July. The teams began monitoring the man. This Thursday (16), after locating the vehicle he was driving, the police approached and arrested Sandro, who is on the Capture Project list, coordinated by the Directorate of Integrated Operations and Intelligence (DIOP) of the Ministry of Justice, and had already been on the run for more than 10 years.