Seven arrests in Brazil in a Brazil–Italy trafficking investigation.
Europol’s September update describes Operation EREDITÀ, a cross-border drug-trafficking and money-laundering investigation.
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Europol’s September update describes Operation EREDITÀ, a cross-border drug-trafficking and money-laundering investigation.
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The investigation connected South America and Europe through allegations of drug trafficking and money laundering. Europol’s September account of Operation EREDITÀ describes cooperation between Brazilian and Italian authorities, with seven arrests reported in Brazil.
The agency says the action included searches, asset seizures and frozen bank accounts. It describes the investigation as linked to an alleged network connected with the Italian ’Ndrangheta. The international cooperation is the focus of this briefing.
The operation’s arrests are not convictions. We attribute the description of the alleged network to Europol and do not present this update as a completed trial. This is a September development carried in our launch edition, not a claim that the arrests took place today.
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