Three fugitives from Bahia linked to criminal gang arrested in Triângulo Mineiro

Two men and a woman with outstanding warrants for drug trafficking and murder were apprehended in Uberlândia and Araguari following information exchange between police forces.

Three fugitives from Bahia linked to criminal gang arrested in Triângulo Mineiro

Members of Bahian criminal gang captured in Uberlândia and Araguari

Two men, aged 24 and 27, and a woman aged 20 with outstanding arrest warrants for drug trafficking and murder were arrested in Uberlândia and Araguari, in the Triângulo Mineiro region, according to g1.globo.com. The three were members of a criminal gang who had fled from Bahian justice.

Last Friday (18), the Civil Police of Bahia passed information to the Minas Gerais police that the three gang members were hiding in cities in the Triângulo Mineiro. Following investigations carried out by the Civil Police of Uberlândia, the authorities identified the addresses of the fugitives.

The 24-year-old man was located at his residence in the Marta Helena neighbourhood in Uberlândia. The 20-year-old woman was detained at a supermarket where she worked, also in the city. Simultaneously, in Araguari, the 27-year-old man was arrested—he had three outstanding arrest warrants.

The three detainees were transferred to the prison system in Minas Gerais and remain at the disposal of the State Justice of Bahia.

Source: Google News BR — São Paulo

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