Suspect of participating in attacks on banks and death of police officer in Atibaia is arrested in the interior of SP

Suspect wanted for death of PM and attack on bank in Atibaia is arrested in Itatiba The Military Police arrested a man investigated for participating in an attack on banks and in the murder of police officer Nilson Mikio Furuta Junior, in the city of Atibaia (SP), in 2018. ?The case took place on December 19, 2018. Police officer Nilson Mikio Furuta Junior, aged 30 at the time, was killed during an exchange of gunfire with criminals who attacked three banks in the city. ? Join the g1 Sorocaba e Jundiaí channel on WhatsApp The suspect was located this Tuesday (28), during an operation to combat drug trafficking in the neighboring municipality of Itatiba (SP). In addition to him, a teenager was arrested in the action. According to the corporation, the agents went to a wine cellar in the city to check a report of trafficking. The information was that a man using crutches managed the sale of drugs at the location and hid the drugs in the trunk of a vehicle abandoned on the street. PM Nilson Mikio was 30 years old and was killed in a confrontation with criminals in Atibaia Reproduction/TV Vanguarda At the address, the police approached four men. With one of them, a teenager, the key to the reported car was found. When the agents opened the trunk of the vehicle, they located portions of narcotics, and the minor confessed to being involved in the illegal sale. One of the other suspects approached was Caíque Picolli, identified by the PM as a member of a criminal faction and investigated for the bank attack in 2018. According to the agents, during the approach, he admitted that he managed the drug trafficking point there. The other two men searched were released at the scene, as nothing illegal was found on them. g1 was unable to locate the defense of the suspect and the other detainees until the last update of this report. Escape attempt According to the Military Police, while the suspects were waiting for support to be taken to the police station, the wanted man began to intimidate the team and tried to run away. The objective, according to the police, was to destroy his cell phone to eliminate evidence of the scheme. During the escape attempt, the suspect tripped over a trash can, fell to the ground and suffered head injuries. Police reported that he resisted arrest and had to be forcibly restrained by agents. Everyone involved was taken to the Itatiba Police Station, where the case was registered. They were charged with association for drug trafficking, corruption of minors, resistance and disobedience. The fugitive remained arrested. The teenager remained detained for an offense similar to drug trafficking and was later released to a legal guardian. Crimes in Atibaia Gang uses rifles, camouflage clothing and even helmets in attack on three banks in Atibaia The case took place on December 19, 2018. Police officer Nilson Mikio Furuta Junior, aged 30 at the time, was killed during an exchange of gunfire with criminals who attacked three banks in the city. According to the police, criminals armed with rifles and machine guns invaded a bank in Praça Aprígio de Toledo at around 3am. The group, who wore military clothing, blew up the inside of one of the establishments to carry out the robbery. Then, the criminals invaded two other banks, one of them in the same square and the other on a nearby street. Criminals wore camouflage clothing and helmets in the action Reproduction See more news from the region on g1 Sorocaba and Jundiaí