Sergipe police raid ‘Red Sea’ operation seizes R$100M and arrests 16
On 2026-06-11, Sergipe Civil Police COPE joined the interstate Operation Maré Vermelha, carried out with the Bahia Civil Police to dismantle a criminal organization investigated for drug trafficking, homicides, and money laundering. In Sergipe, authorities executed search-and-seizure and preventive-arrest warrants in Aracaju and Areia Branca, while the wider operation reportedly led to 16 arrests and the blocking/seizure of about R$100 million in assets.
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