{"id":6674,"date":"2020-05-06T22:18:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6674"},"modified":"2020-05-06T22:18:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:18:29","slug":"nabbed-after-20-years-on-the-run-brazils-most-notorious-cocaine-supplier-gilberto-fuminho-aparecido-dos-santos-two-nigerian-drug-couriers-arrested-in-a-hideout-in-mozambique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/nabbed-after-20-years-on-the-run-brazils-most-notorious-cocaine-supplier-gilberto-fuminho-aparecido-dos-santos-two-nigerian-drug-couriers-arrested-in-a-hideout-in-mozambique\/","title":{"rendered":"NABBED AFTER 20 YEARS ON THE RUN!  Brazil&#8217;s Most Notorious Cocaine  supplier, Gilberto \u2018Fuminho\u2019 Aparecido dos Santos, Two Nigerian drug couriers arrested in a hideout in Mozambique&#8230;Fugitive found inside prestigious Montebelo Indy, a luxury hotel in Maputo  * Accused of running international cocaine operations for the country\u2019s biggest gang  * Ship tonnes of cocaine around the world constantly  * Police recovered fake Brazilian passport, 100g of cannabis, 15 mobile phones and a car,  cash equivalent of about $800 (\u00a3633) in Mozambican and South African currency  * \u201cDos Santos does not operate alone, he is part of a gang. We are still investigating whether there are other gang members in Mozambique. One of the Nigerians held a visitor\u2019s visa for Mozambique, the other had a temporary residence visa\u201d-Mozambique police spokesman, Leonardo Simbine       *BY UCHE NELSON\/CORRESPONDENT, MAPUTO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/brazil-drug-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/brazil-drug-1.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/brazil-drug-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/brazil-drug-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/brazil-drug-1-860x484.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NABBED\nAFTER 20 YEARS\nON THE RUN!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Brazil&#8217;<\/strong><strong>s\nMost Notorious Cocaine  supplier, Gilberto \u2018Fuminho\u2019 Aparecido\ndos Santos, Two Nigerian drug couriers arrested in a hideout in\nMozambique&#8230;Fugitive\nfound inside prestigious\nMontebelo Indy, a luxury hotel in Maputo <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*\nAccused\nof running international cocaine operations for the country\u2019s\nbiggest gang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> *\nShip tonnes of cocaine around the world constantly <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*\nPolice recovered fake Brazilian passport, 100g of cannabis, 15 mobile\nphones and a car,  cash equivalent of about $800 (\u00a3633) in\nMozambican and South African currency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>*\n\u201cDos Santos does not operate alone, he is part of a gang. We are\nstill investigating whether there are other gang members in\nMozambique.<\/strong> <strong>One\nof the Nigerians held a visitor\u2019s visa for Mozambique, the other\nhad a temporary residence visa\u201d-Mozambique police spokesman,\nLeonardo Simbine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>      *<\/strong><strong>BY\nUCHE NELSON\/CORRESSPONDENT,\nMAPUTO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HE\nWAS\nMOST WANTED COCAINE DISTRIBUTOR IN BRAZIL, AND AROUND THE WORLD. FOR\nTWO DECADES HE EVADED SECURITY RADAR AS HE WENT UNDERGROUND IN\nMOZAMBIQUE. The fugitive, Gilberto \u2018Fuminho\u2019 Aparecido dos Santos\nwas finally arrested\nalongside two Nigerian drug mules inside  the Montebelo Indy, a\nluxury hotel in Maputo, Mozambique. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gilberto\n\u2018Fuminho\u2019 Aparecido dos Santos was caught after more than 20\nyears on the run. Gilberto \u201cFuminho\u201d Aparecido dos Santos,\nbelieved to be the leader of the First Capital Command (PCC), was\narrested in an international sting that included agents from Brazil,\nMozambique and the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Mozambican\npolice confirmed the arrest on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fim de linha para &#039;Fuminho&#039;\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dessmi8et1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\nis accused of shipping tonnes of cocaine around the world, the\nBrazilian federal police said \u201cThe accused was considered the\nlargest cocaine supplier\u201d for the PCC, and had been on the run for\nmore than 20 years, it said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udcfa JJ2 - Pol\u00edcia Federal prende Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_SpK-XVgdWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dos Santos was\narrested at the Montebelo Indy, a luxury hotel in Maputo, along with\ntwo Nigerian nationals. He had arrived in the southern African\ncountry in mid-March, a Mozambique police spokesman, Leonardo\nSimbine, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brazil\nissued an international arrest warrant two years ago. Police said\nthere was no evidence that Dos Santos had previously been to\nMozambique.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simbine said: \u201cHe\ndoes not operate alone, he is part of a gang. We are still\ninvestigating whether there are other gang members in Mozambique.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the\nNigerians held a visitor\u2019s visa for Mozambique, the other had a\ntemporary residence visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in the\nprisons of S\u00e3o Paulo in the 1990s, the PCC is considered Brazil\u2019s\nmost powerful criminal gang, wielding control over cocaine supply\nroutes from Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Its\nleader, Marcos Willians Herbas Camacho, is <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2006\/sep\/17\/brazil.features\">serving\na sentence of more than 200 years<\/a><\/strong><strong>\nin a maximum-security prison in the capital, Brasilia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dos Santos is\naccused, among other things, of financing a plot to help Camacho\nescape, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mozambican police\nsaid it was still to early to speak of Dos Santos possibly being\nextradited to Brazil to be prosecuted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police\nrecovered a fake Brazilian passport, 100g of cannabis, 15 mobile\nphones and a car, as well as cash equivalent to about $800 (\u00a3633) in\nMozambican and South African currency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Support\nNAIJA STANDARD\nNEWSPAPER&#8217;S\njournalism of integrity and credibility<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<strong>CERTAINLY, <\/strong><strong>Good\njournalism costs a lot of money. 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