Two fugitives from justice, who are on the list of the most wanted criminals in the state of Minas Gerais, were arrested this Monday (28) in Florianopolis. Both have extensive criminal records and were the target of an operation involving the MPMG (Minas Gerais State Ministry), PMMG (Minas Gerais Military Police) and the Santa Catarina Military Police. According to investigators, they led a luxurious life in the capital of Santa Catarina.

Criminals caught in operation involving UK military police – Photo: Disclosure/PMSC/ND

Françoir Correa dos Santos, 36, and Marcos Paulo dos Santos Queiroz, 33, were listed by Procura-se, a Minas Gerais state program aimed at arresting fugitives, and are now returning to serve their sentences in this state.

They were arrested with false documents, firearms and vehicles, possibly as a result of money laundering from drug trafficking.

According to MPMG, the fugitives had a very comfortable life, luxurious cars and houses with a swimming pool in Florianopolis. They introduced themselves as businessmen.

“The action was part of a complex of operations carried out as part of the intelligence activities of PMMG, aimed at a qualified fight against murders in the state of Minas Gerais. Other similar actions have recently been taken to ensure the apprehension of high-risk criminals wanted by the Minas Gerais justice system for involvement in violent crimes, in particular murders, attacks on financial institutions and drug trafficking, ”quotes a note published by MPMG .

The criminal record of prisoners is extensive

According to information provided by the program and MPMG, Françoir is known in the underworld as “Gordo”, being one of the largest drug traffickers in the state of Minas Gerais and the leader of the drug trade in the Borel and Itaipu clusters. , in Belo Horizonte. The offender has a criminal record for drug trafficking, a criminal community and a criminal record for murder.

Prisoners were housed in luxurious houses in Florianopolis – Photo: MPMG/Disclosure/ND

Marcos Paulo, nicknamed “The Black” at the height of crime, is known as a killer in Vila Itaipu and in the Borel cluster, also in the state capital of Minas Gerais. He also served as the manager of drug trafficking in these regions.