The Civil Police carried out, on Monday (31), a search and seizure warrant against a player from Vila Nova Futebol Clube in Goiânia. The action is part of Operation A Tropa, which investigates a criminal organization with interstate operations suspected of involvement with drug and arms trafficking and of maintaining ties with a criminal faction. The searches were carried out at the athlete's home and at the club's Training Center.
In addition to the Vila Nova player, the operation also targets two other footballers. One of them is striker David Corrêa, known as DVD, from Vasco da Gama. The other target is a player who came through the youth academy of Santos and currently plays for Azuriz, from Pato Branco, in Paraná.
The operation stems from an investigation conducted by the Civil Police of Espírito Santo. The information was disclosed by the g1 website. The article indicates that the operation aims to dismantle a criminal organization operating in multiple states.
