Эдсон Вандер да Силва Жуниор, 32 года, identified as the head of drug trafficking in Serra, Greater Vitória region in Espírito Santo, was arrested in the luxury apartment of David Corrêa, aka DVD, forward for Vasco. His arrest is related to Operation "A Tropa," launched this week by the Civil Police of Espírito Santo, which targeted DVD and fullback Hayner Cordeiro from Vila Nova. Messages exchanged between Edson Vander and the Vasco player were found by investigators and formed the basis for the operation.
According to the Espírito Santo police, Edson Vander was not just a former agent of DVD, but also managed the Vasco player's career and finances. Both DVD and Hayner Cordeiro were born and raised in the Serra region in Espírito Santo, where the events occurred. The former agent had already been arrested in August 2024 on suspicion of involvement in an attempted homicide.
The investigation revealed that the crime occurred in March 2024 and was linked to the dispute over control of organized crime in the Serra Dourada 3 neighborhood. The attack was motivated by suspicion that the victim, a man who had close ties to Edson Vander and the second suspect Ruan de Freitas Camargo Cruz, had leaked information to a rival criminal faction. In March 2024, the victim was kidnapped and subjected to violence.
