The Santa Catarina Civil Police, through the Department of Theft and Theft of Cargo of the State Criminal Investigation Authority (DFRC/DEIC), launched this Thursday (12) Operation Toxicoloco. The action investigated fraudulent renewal of the National Driver’s License (CNH) issued to drivers with a history of theft of goods and drug use.

Search and Seizure Warrants for Operation Toxicoloco Executed in Three States – Photo: Citizens Police/Reproduction/ND

Ten search and seizure warrants were executed in the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná and Sao Paulo.

Fraudulently obtained KNKh, as well as documents, computers, telephones, samples of biological material, as well as firearms and ammunition, were confiscated.

In Brusca, in the Itajai Valley, a man was prosecuted for illegally carrying a firearm. Orders were executed in the municipalities of Diadema (SP), Rio Branco (PR), as well as in Brusca and São João Batista.

Investigations have shown that drivers involved in theft and theft of goods, as well as drug users, some even hospitalized in chemical addiction recovery clinics, managed to restore their driver’s licenses.

Drivers will be tested for drugs and receive negative results for the use of illegal substances.

During the investigation, some drivers admitted that they had replaced the biological material submitted for examination in order to obtain an extension and did not even visit the collection point.

Police seized firearms and ammunition – Photo: Civil Police/Reproduction/ND

A team from the State of Paraná was responsible for recruiting these drivers, who were assigned to the Driver Training Center (CFC) in the city of Brusque and to the branch office in the city of São João Batista.

At the CFC, false residency declarations have been used to obtain CNH renewals with fake toxicology reports, as well as to recategorize.

The seized materials will be subjected to analysis and examination in order to bring all those involved to criminal responsibility.

Osney delegate Valdir de Oliveira explains how the investigation began – Video: Civil Police/Reproduction/ND

In addition, the civil police will request administrative action against the Driver Training Center, the laboratory, and drivers who obtained CNH fraudulently and criminally.

Osney Delegate Valdir de Oliveira, DFRC/DEIC holder, highlights the risk these drivers pose as they are responsible for driving large vehicles with heavy loads while under the influence of drugs, which can lead to major tragedies.

The operation was supported by other police stations DEIC, DIC, DFR and CIRETRAN de Brusque, as well as the civil police of São Paulo.