Operation dismantles transnational criminal organization scheme in Paraná This Tuesday (9), a transnational criminal organization is the target of an operation by the Federal Police (PF) in Paraná and six other states. Crimes of cigarette smuggling, illegal importation of pesticides, falsification of documents and vehicle license plates, money laundering and corruption of public servants are being investigated. ✅Follow g1 Londrina and region on WhatsApp According to the PF, this criminal group has a "highly organized structure", which uses shell companies and other mechanisms to hide assets. International legal cooperation was also requested to identify suspects in other countries. The final balance of seizures and the identities of the targets were not disclosed until the last update of this report. The objective of the court orders issued is to interrupt this financial flow, take away the capital of those being investigated and preserve assets that can be used in the future to reimburse the State. In Paraná, judicial measures are complied with in Guaíra, Mandirituba, Piraquara, Fazenda Rio Grande, Cascavel, Ubiratã, Londrina, Maringá, Cianorte and Umuarama. There are also targets in Praia Grande (SP), Canelinha (SC), Imaruí (SC), Não-Me-Toque (RS), Nova Andradina (MS), Maracaju (MS), Mundo Novo (MS), Eldorado (MS), Jandaia (GO) and Belém (PA). See what the measurements are: 44 preventive arrest warrants; 14 temporary arrest warrants; 62 search and seizure warrants; 45 warrants for kidnapping and blocking of bank accounts; 5 court orders canceling CPFs (the document is considered invalid, and this prevents the opening of new accounts, for example); 7 court orders canceling CNPJs. In addition, there are 67 court orders to initiate tax administrative procedures in companies in 12 states: Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Alagoas and Pernambuco. The Federal Revenue Service participates this Tuesday (06/09/2026) in Operation Sicarius. The work, carried out in partnership with the Federal Police, seeks to dismantle a criminal organization suspected of laundering money from contraband. There are more than 160 court orders in seven Brazilian states. Federal Police Also read: Residents are removed from their homes: Agricultural products company catches fire in Greater Curitiba Federal Government speaks out: Tourist who jumped into Iguaçu Falls to get a cell phone could be fined and banned from returning to the park See details: Police reopen 2022 investigation after PR prayer group recognizes woman arrested for posing as a child in SC Movement of R$375 million The Federal Revenue Service, which participates in the operation, reported that the criminal group under investigation uses the city of Guaíra, in western Paraná and on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, to smuggle cigarettes and pesticides. Based on seizures and arrests in the act, it was discovered that a money changer - a person who illegally buys and sells foreign currencies - moved more than R$375 million between 2019 and 2024, in the scheme. "According to the investigations, the suspect controlled accounts in the name of interposed people and shell companies. It was concluded that the money changer was a central figure in the criminal organization's money laundering operations, having only moved the gross total of more than R$114 million reais in his personal bank accounts during the period", says the Federal Revenue note. The Federal Revenue revealed that the money obtained through cigarettes smuggled from Paraguay was hidden in acquired goods and shell companies. Most watched videos from g1 Paraná: Read more news from the region in g1 Norte e Noroeste.