18/03/2026 – On Wednesday (18), a 15-year-old minor was apprehended while selling drugs near a sports court in the Morro da Fortaleza community. Following reports of a suspect in black clothing operating a distribution point, civil police officers monitored the area and moved in as the teenager retrieved supplies from a nearby wooded area. In addition to a communication radio and small amounts of cocaine found on his person, agents discovered a bag hidden behind a wall containing 173 pins of cocaine, 100 packets of marijuana, another radio, and a small amount of cash.
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20/03/2026 – On Friday (20), Civil Police arrested two men in Angra dos Reis during the second phase of Operation Armeiro-Mestre, investigating the August 2025 murder of an officer killed in front of his son. The suspects, aged 18 and 20, are linked to a criminal faction specializing in the manufacture and distribution of high-caliber weapons. This follows an earlier phase that targeted the group’s logistics manager and seized war-grade equipment across Rio and São Paulo. Investigations remain active to dismantle the entire operational structure behind the officer’s assassination.
24/03/2026 – On Tuesday (24), the Federal Police launched “Operation Ghostbusters” targeting Councilman Greguy Soares Duarte for embezzlement and ghost employment. The investigation focuses on an assistant earning R$ 7,000 monthly who, despite her full-time contract, lives in another city as a medical student and practicing dentist. Raids were conducted at several offices and residences to uncover a “rachadinha” kickback scheme and electoral fraud. The councilman denied the allegations, claiming the staffer worked remotely.
