Woman arrested in Rio with seven pistols strapped to her body

A woman was arrested in the act, in the early hours of Tuesday (25), at the Niterói Bus Station, in the metropolitan region of Rio, carrying seven automatic pistols strapped to her body, in addition to magazines and burst kits that increase the firepower of the weapons. The weapons would be handed over to members of the Comando Vermelho criminal faction, who control drug trafficking in communities in São Gonçalo. Police officers at the Ricardo de Albuquerque police station, in the north of Rio, identified the woman after intelligence and monitoring work. During the search, the police found seven pistols, 14 chargers and burst kits hidden in the body under the skirt, trapped by a lycra pants. According to investigations, the woman brought the weapons from the state of Paraná. She was booked for arms trafficking and taken to a state prison, where she will remain at the disposal of Justice, awaiting trial. Women in crime This is the third case involving women who transport weapons for criminal factions in Rio. On the 3rd, Gabriela de Souza was arrested at the Rio bus station, in the port area of ​​the city, when she was going to leave for Bahia carrying two automatic rifles, considered weapons of war, in addition to five pistols. Gabriela would have picked up the weapons in the favela of Rocinha, in the south of Rio. The other case took place on the 14th, at the same bus station, when a woman disembarked with four rifles, which were to be delivered to Complexo do Alemão. Police officers from the Policing Battalion on Tourist Routes of the Military Police became suspicious of the woman and searched the bag she was carrying. The weaponry was inside. She was booked and sent to the Talavera Bruce Women’s Prison, in Complexo de Gericinó, where she is awaiting trial.

Agência Brasil