Cops have arrested this beuautiful woman who is suspected of being a drug lord who ordered the murders of over 100 people.
Brazilian cops arrested Jasiane Silva Teixeira, 31, who was considered the largest drug trafficker in the state of Bahia by the state’s Secretary of Public Safety.
The suspect was arrested in a restaurant in the town of Biritiba Mirim in the state of Sao Paulo and local media report she had arrest warrants for involvement in corrupting minors, robbery, drug trafficking, arms trafficking and forgery.
Reports state the Secretary of Public Safety suspect her of having ordered the murder of over 100 people.
She was among the most-wanted people in Bahia after being condemned for participating in the death of a correctional officer and for drug trafficking and possession.
Regarding the correctional officer, who died in Jerique prison in 2009, Teixeira had been condemned for providing the murder weapon to her partner Bruno de Jesus Camilo, who was serving time for drug trafficking in the prison at the time, according to reports.
She allegedly took control of Camilo’s drug trafficking operation after his death in 2014 and is suspected to have worked with other drug traffickers from Rio de Janeiro to take control of drug trafficking in the south-east of the state of Bahia and in the neighbouring state of Minas Gerais.
Local media report she was allegedly responsible for buying grenades and automatic weapons for the gang she controlled. Last year a plane was stopped by police in the town of Vitoria da Conquista in Bahia which Teixeira allegedly used to transport drugs and arms from Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru. Three men were arrested at the time.
She will be taken to the state of Bahia to be charged.
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Story By: Alex Cope, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
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