02/02/2024 – A Police officer was shot dead in the face during a patrol in Bom Retiro, West Santos. According to the police report, he entered alone in a tiny street of the slum and was received by short distance shots. He was taken to the ER but died upon his arrival. He was the older brother of another policeman who was murdered in 2018. The detectives in charge are investigating the case based on the officer´s dashcam.
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05/02/2024 – Off-duty police officer reacted to an assault attempt and wounded one bandit in Marapé, central region of Santos. The victim was walking next to the channel when 3 suspects on bicycles announced the assault. The officer reacted and wounded one of them. In the action, the officer was pistol-whipped in the head. Both were rescued and taken to the ER. The accomplices of the wounded bandit ran away with a gold collar and a gold bracelet and without their bicycles.
06/02/2024 – Amid the GLO, PF seized 31kgs of drugs in a vessel´s toilet in the Port of Santos. According to the PF, this was a joint operation between the PF, the Navy, and the Port Guard. The operation began when a boat with a suspect attitude approached the vessel. The Forces controlled the vessel the entire night and found the drugs hidden in the toilets. The vessel which is transporting sugar and is going to Nigeria. The PF opened an investigation.
07/05/2024 – A police officer was shot dead in São Manoel, West region of Santos. He and his partner were going to another place when they were called to intervene in a compound in São Manoel. On the spot, there was a shootout, and both officers were severely wounded. One died on the spot and his partner is still being healed at the hospital. According to the police report, one of the suspects jumped from the 4th floor and died, while the other one has been wounded and is also being healed at the hospital.
08/02/2024 – A house was used as a drugs warehouse in Morro de São Bento, central area of Santos. According to the investigation, the detectives went in 2 locals. In the first, they found an important quantity of drugs and a rifle and ammunition. In the second, they arrested a suspect who tried to run away. With him, were seized drugs, a book of accounts, cell phones, walkie-talkies, money, and tactical gear.
11/02/2024 – A 36yo suspect was shot dead during a control attempt in Saboó, North of Santos. According to the police, the man would be controlled as he was denounced for possessing a rifle in his car. As the officers went to control him, the man forced the checkpoint, tried to run over the cops and obliged the officers to open fire. The man was taken to the ER but died upon his arrival at the hospital. According to the detectives, the man was the nephew of a gang leader of the area, who is jailed in a Federal Penitentiary for 28 years.
