Brazilian operation uncovers financial link between criminal factions and Al-Qaeda
An investigation by Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police identified a money laundering network that moved 100 million reais to three Brazilian factions and a member of Al-Qaeda.
Brazilian operation uncovers financial link between criminal factions and Al-Qaeda
An investigation carried out by Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police (PCRJ) revealed, this Wednesday, an alleged financial link between a money laundering scheme and a member of an Al-Qaeda financing cell.
The scheme is said to have moved approximately 100 million reais, equivalent to 17.2 million euros. The money was channelled to three Brazilian criminal groups: the Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP), the Comando Vermelho (CV) and the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC).
The network was led by individuals of Lebanese origin and provided money laundering services for funds from drug trafficking. During the investigations, Brazilian authorities were able to identify connections between this financial structure and a financier of the international terrorist organisation.
The police operation represents a significant discovery in linking, for the first time in this context, the universe of Brazilian organised crime with the financing of global terrorism.
Source: Correio da Manhã
Source: Correio da Manhã