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Fuminho, the Brazilian drug dealer on the run for 21 years, was arrested in Mozambique

He was one of Brazil’s most wanted criminals after he escaped from Caradiru prison in 1999 and has now been detained in Mozambique. Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, better known as Fuminho, is an alleged leader of the First Capital Command (PCC), one of the most relevant criminal groups in South America and was arrested Monday in a Maputo hotel in an international operation that included agents from Brazil, Mozambique and the US drug trafficking agency, the DEA.

Fuminho is accused of carrying out major international cocaine trafficking operations in the service of the largest gang in Brazil and had arrived in Mozambique in mid-March, with the Maputo police now investigating the connections that this Brazilian had in the Portuguese-speaking African country.

The choice of the African country does not surprise those responsible for Brazilian justice. Attorney Lincoln Gakiya, from Gaeco (Special Action Group and Combating Organized Crime), said that African countries are highly sought after by drug trafficking to serve as a gateway for drugs in Europe. Cited by the State of São Paulo, Gakiya said that traffickers even use private jets to travel between countries.

Mozambique was already referred to as one of the countries where more drugs circulate to Europe and other continents. Fuminho would now be leading operations in this area after feeling a tighter siege in South America, pursued by Brazilian and American authorities.

In a luxury hotel and injured in the foot

The Brazilian was arrested while in a luxury hotel in Maputo in the company of two Nigerians. He had returned from a clinic where he treated a foot injury and had been under surveillance for days. During the capture operation, police officers found two Nigerian passports and a fake Brazilian passport, 100 grams of marijuana, 15 cell phones, five bags, a car, 34,700 meticals (Mozambican currency, equivalent to 470 euros) and 5,000 rand ( 250 euros) in cash and three watches, said Leonardo Simbine, a spokesman for the Mozambican police.

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