Twenty-five alleged members of a gang of Brazilian bank robbers were killed Sunday in a vast police operation in Minas Gerais state, a police source told AFP.
The operation by 50 officers, in conjunction with the Military Police, took place near the city of Varginha.
Eighteen of the suspects were killed on the first farm and seven at the second farm, police said. There were no casualties among the security forces.“It is probably our largest operation against this type of crime in the country. Many suspects were going to rob banks and were surprised by our intelligence service,” said Captain Layla Brunnela, of the Military Police.
A large trove of weapons was seized, including rifles and grenades, as well as several stolen vehicles, according to the source. “By the level of organization, the equipment used, the number of agents, by the number of vehicles, this is a large gang. It is certain that they are beginners who got together,” said Morotti Fernandes.
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