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13/05/2023 – A man was shot dead inside a bar on RJ-155 (Saturnino Braga Highway), in a location known as Serra D’água. According to the Military Police, the owner of the establishment said that he heard shots and hid in the kitchen. When the shots ceased, he found the 41-year-old victim already dead. No one was arrested and the motive for the murder is still unknown.
14/05/2023 – A Military Police (PM) blitz in support of Operation Prohibition, held in Praia do Anil, arrested a man and with him drugs and a gun. He would have tried to flee the blitz when he was approached. According to the PM, when the vehicle tried to pass through the blitz, the driver accelerated the car and tried to flee, when he was surrounded by the police. The driver was arrested, and a pistol and 1 kg of marijuana were seized inside the vehicle.
15/05/2023 – A young man, aged 25, was arrested in the Lambicada neighborhood. According to the Military Police, officers saw a drug dealer armed with a rifle during a patrol at the site. He was surrounded and surrendered. Officers found another rifle, a pistol and a fake pistol.
16/05/2023 – A shooting between military police and criminals involved in drug trafficking in Morro da Glória 1 ended with one man dead and one injured. According to the Military Police, officers were making a routine round when they saw seven armed criminals selling drugs. As they approached the scene, they were met with gunfire and fought back. Two pistols, two radio communicators and drugs were seized.
17/05/2023 – A shooting between military police and criminals involved in drug trafficking in the Sapinhatuba III neighborhood ended with one man dead. According to the Military Police, officers were making a routine round when they saw two men in suspicious attitudes. As they approached the scene, they were met with gunfire and fought back. A gun and drugs were seized.