Piauí police arrest drug traffickers and seize illegal firearms in coordinated operations

The Integrated Force against Organized Crime in Piauí (FICCO/PI), together with the 11th Battalion of the Maranhão Military Police, executed a prison warrant for a man convicted of drug trafficking in Timon, Maranhão, following an order from São Paulo's justice system.

In Teresina, the Piauí Military Police's Special Patrol Battalion (BPRONE) detained four men after a tactical operation in the Monte Verde neighborhood. Officers recovered a Taurus .380 pistol, ammunition, 78 packs of marijuana, precision scales, mobile phones, jewelry, a watch and cash, and seized the suspects for illegal weapon possession and drug trafficking.

Separately, the Federal Police conducted a compliance inspection of a private security company in Ponta Grosso, Paraná, discovering the firm was offering guard services without proper authorization and applied the appropriate administrative penalties.