They arrested the "Minotauro", one of the main leaders of the CCP and leader of drug trafficking on the border with Paraguay

Brazilian police arrested Sergio de Arruda Quintiliano, considered one of the leaders of the capital's First Command (CCP), the country's most powerful criminal organization, responsible for drug trafficking on the border with Paraguay, reported Tuesday official sources.

The arrest of the capo, known as "Minotauro", took place Monday afternoon in the city of Balneario Camboriú, on the coast of the state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, announced the federal police in a statement.

In addition, the authorities apprehended cash, multiple cell phones and a premium vehicle.

According to surveys, which lasted six months, De Arruda is a regional leader of the CCP and his main function was "drug trafficking from Bolivia and introduced to Brazil" across the southern border with Paraguay..

"The Minotauro prison is considered a heavy blow to drug and weapons trafficking and its" attempt to dominate border areas, "the federal police said.

The prisoner is also accused of "participating" in the murder of lawyer Laura Casuso in the Paraguayan town of Pedro Juan Caballero, border with Brazil, last November.

Similarly, "Minotauro" is believed to be one of the "perpetrators" of the killing of a civilian police officer in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in March this year.

According to the authorities, Paraguay 's border violence has increased after Arruda' s "takeover" as one of the leaders of the capital 's first commando.in its attempt to monopolize drug and arms trafficking in the region.

"The region has been the scene of several violent actions as a result of the confrontation of rival criminal organizations that aim to control drug trafficking and arms trafficking," said the federal police.

The CPC, appeared in the 1990s in San Pablo prisons, is considered the most powerful criminal faction in Brazil and in recent years, it has expanded its drug trafficking networks across the country.

The group was reportedly ordered from prison by Marcos Willians Herbas, aka "Marcola", held in a maximum security prison inside San Pablo.

(With EFE information)