Federal Police Arrest ‘Coyote’ Forging Illegal Immigration Documents

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Saturday, September 5th, the Federal Police launched Operation Chacal against a criminal organization responsible for the forgery of documents and the promotion of illegal immigration of foreigners to Brazil and the United States. A search and seizure warrant and two pre-trial detention orders were served in Epitaciolândia (AC), 230 kilometers from Rio Branco.

The group was active in smuggling people through the municipality of Assis Brasil (Acre), a town on the country’s border with Peru and Bolivia. According to the investigators, the gang was being monitored by US authorities for promoting the illegal entry of Iranians into the United States and Canada.

The investigations began after the arrest of a group of Iranians who tried to enter Brazil with forged passports – one of the detained is said to be the coyote responsible for promoting the illegal entry of foreigners into the country.

Abroad, the suspect was monitored for involvement in people smuggling over the past twelve years.

In compliance with the search and seizure warrant, a cell phone, a notebook, several telephone chips from different countries, credit cards on behalf of several people and several documents were seized. The Federal Police had the support of Interpol and the cooperation of the Immigration and Customs Police of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of the American government.

The name of the operation, Chacal, refers to the American jackal, popularly known as the coyote. The term is also used to identify persons illegally taking immigrants to other countries.

Source: Estadão Conteúdo

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