Uruguayan extradited to Brazil for drug trafficking and organised crime in Chuy
Interpol Uruguay handed over to Brazil a 39-year-old Uruguayan citizen with a red alert, wanted for drug trafficking and organised crime between 2017 and 2018.
Uruguayan citizen extradited to Brazil following Interpol red alert
Interpol Uruguay completed the extradition to Brazil of a 39-year-old Uruguayan citizen wanted for international drug trafficking and organised crime, according to telenoche.com.uy.
The man had an Interpol red notice and several criminal records in Uruguay for drug trafficking, arms trafficking and theft. At the time of his extradition, he was serving a sentence in the country for drug trafficking.
According to an investigation by Brazilian authorities, between December 2017 and July 2018 he would have been in charge of a weapons and drugs storage facility in the city of Chuy, department of Rocha, serving a criminal organisation. He would also have acted as a drug transporter on several occasions and participated in attacks against a rival gang dedicated to drug trafficking in the region.
Brazilian police sources indicated that the man is a member of Primer Comando de la Frontera (PCF).
The operation was carried out by the International Capture Department of the General Directorate for the Fight Against Organised Crime and Interpol, with support from the General Directorate of Special Operations.
Source: Google News UY — Crime