The Military Police carried out, on Wednesday, operations in at least three communities in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The teams are operating in Gardênia Azul, in Jacarepaguá, and in the communities of Pombo Sem Asa and Cascatinha, in Vargem Grande. So far, there is no information on arrests, but there was a seizure of weapons.
In the communities of Pombo Sem Asa and Cascatinha, teams from the Shock Police Battalion (BPChq) are operating. The objective of the operations is to curb the territorial expansion of criminal organizations in the region.
In Cascatinha, agents found seven homemade grenades, ammunition, and a camouflage outfit during searches carried out at a construction site on Estrada da Cascatinha. The seized material was sent to the 42nd Police Station (Recreio dos Bandeirantes).
