Vitória da Conquista police arrest five and uncover drug trafficking bunker

In Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, police conducted ‘Operation Geodo’ to combat drug trafficking, resulting in the arrest of five individuals, including three men and two women. During the operation, authorities executed six search and seizure warrants.

Officers discovered a reinforced structure described as a ‘bunker’ in a building under renovation. This location featured internal window grates and reinforced iron doors designed to prevent invasions by rival criminal groups.

Seized items included drugs, approximately R$ 30,000 in cash, a vehicle, mobile phones, packaging materials, a sealing machine, a counterfeit banknote detector, surveillance cameras, and a card payment machine. The suspects were charged with drug trafficking and criminal association.