Operation finds fake drink labels and bottles and arrests man in the interior of SP A man was arrested in São José do Rio Pardo (SP), this Thursday (6), during an operation against the trade and counterfeiting of alcoholic drinks. Several fake drink labels and bottles were seized. The actions began in the morning and continued until the end of the afternoon, when a farm in the rural area of ??the municipality was inspected by the Military Police following a complaint. The identity of the prisoner was not disclosed, and g1 was unable to contact the defense until the last update of this report. ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram Boxes and bottles of whiskey Bottles of counterfeit drinks were seized in São José do Rio Pardo Fábio de Souza/EPTV In the Pereira Dias subdivision, location of the last inspection, the teams found several boxes and bottles of whiskey of different brands. The seizure adds to the materials collected earlier by the Civil Police, which included a large quantity of labels and a machine for applying the packaging. "On this date the searches were carried out and we arrested one of the targets of the investigation, the other is still at large, but we are already on his trail and we have also located several counterfeit labels, lids and bottles of drinks that are being seized and catalogued", stated delegate Guilherme de Gomes Filho. Structure and division of tasks According to the police, the criminals maintained an organized scheme in which each property inspected played a different role in the tampering process. "It is very common in these criminal practices that there is a division of functions. So there are properties that are intended for storing a certain part of the production line, others that are intended for the distillation of drinks in a clandestine manner, others that function as crime offices. So this is common in these types of criminal practices that are extremely sophisticated", explained the delegate. Counterfeit drink labels were seized in São José do Rio Pardo Fábio de Souza/EPTV Sales scope and shell company The inspections had the support of Health Surveillance agents and a specialist from the Brazilian Drinks Association, who attested to the fraud on the bottles. Investigations indicate that the group did not limit the distribution of goods to the municipality and the region. "The sale took place both here in São José do Rio Pardo and in cities in the region and, as I mentioned, even outside the state. So these are the initial notes. One of the targets, from what we found, he even had a company, initially a facade in name, for use and, in a way, to cover up the criminal scheme", added the delegate. The arrested man remains at the disposal of Justice. The Civil Police continues with its efforts to locate the fugitive suspect and does not rule out requesting new search warrants in the coming days. EPTV VIDEOS: See more news from the region on g1 São Carlos and Araraquara