Police recover eight machine guns in Rio that were diverted from the Army in São Paulo

This Thursday afternoon (19), the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro recovered eight machine guns diverted from the Army in São Paulo last month. The operation was led by police officers from the Narcotics Repression Police Station (DRE) in Gardênia Azul, in the West Zone of Rio. The weapons were packed in black plastic bags and secured with adhesive tape, the newspaper reported. The globe.

The police found the machine guns in the trunk of a car that was in an area dominated by traffic. All equipment found will be sent to the Police City, in the North Zone. The weapons that disappeared from the Army War Arsenal barracks in Barueri. Since the 10th, the Southeast Military Command has investigated the disappearance of 21 weapons. According to the Force, among the missing weapons, 13 are .50 machine guns (anti-aircraft) and eight are 7.62 caliber.

Due to the disappearance of the weapons, soldiers and officers were prohibited from leaving the Army unit since the 10th. Around 40 soldiers were interviewed as part of the military inquiry. To date, 160 military personnel remain on site to contribute to the necessary actions in the investigation, while another 320 have been authorized to leave.