Head of faction that operated in Maricá is arrested after two months of monitoring by the Civil Police

One of Comando Vermelho's drug bosses arrested in Maricá Civil Police The Civil Police arrested, on Thursday night (23), Thiago da Silva Santos, known as "Lafado", identified as one of the main leaders of Comando Vermelho in Maricá. The arrest was carried out by agents from the Specialized Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives Police Station (Disarmament), after around two months of monitoring carried out by the unit's intelligence sector. According to the Police, Lafado was captured when he returned from Maricá to the Santa Teresa neighborhood, in the central area of ??Rio de Janeiro, where he was hiding. ? Follow the g1 Região dos Lagos channel on WhatsApp.

According to the Civil Police, the criminal exerted influence in communities in Maricá, such as Beira Rio, Risca Faca, Santa Paula, Sem Terra, Monte Castelo and Casserotiba, in addition to commanding drug sales points in the community of Fallet, in Santa Teresa. According to the police, Lafado has an extensive criminal record, with notes for murder, kidnapping, torture, association with drug trafficking and other crimes. This is the fourth time he has been arrested. The last arrest occurred in 2022, when he was found while having dinner at a luxury restaurant in Niterói. (Suspected of heading drug trafficking in Maricá favelas is arrested while dining in a luxury restaurant in Icaraí). Lafado was released, but, according to the Civil Police, he failed to comply with the conditions imposed by the Court, returned to drug trafficking and had a new arrest warrant issued. This Thursday's arrest was carried out in compliance with a warrant resulting from a sentence of 17 years in prison.

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