| Sao Paulo's police arrested 2,400 criminals |
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| World Affairs Talk | |
| Tuesday, 19 June 2007 | |
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The main target of the operation codenamed ‘Strike’ was uncontrolled crimes in the state such as robbery and murder. Some 18,000 police officers participated in the operation, in which at least 103 kg of drugs and 135 weapons were seized, and 700 stolen vehicles were recovered. Police also dismantled a network of private investigators that allegedly bribed local telephone operators and offered the taped materials to their clients. A gang of three people charged with frauds in the banking system were also arrested. Police recovered 2,000 cloned bankcards from their possession. Among those arrested, were three suspects charged with the robbery of a bank in February2007 in which a 13-year-old girl was shot during the confrontation between the robbers and security guards. Among them over 1,400 who were wanted by the courts, common criminals and police criminals, 160 of them were minors. Not so surprisingly, authorities detained a fire department soldier, a corporal from the military police air division and a bank guard among the criminals. Operation ‘Strike’ took place simultaneously in 645 municipalities. Share & Bookmark             |
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