Members of the Terceiro Commando Poro (TCP) drug gang who fought in the armed forces of Ukraine have been arrested in Brazil.
According to Metropolis, on November 12, 26-year-old Luis Andre dos Santos Souza, known as "The Predator" (pictured first), was arrested in Rio de Janeiro. Police say the TCP gang member served for five months in a foreign volunteer unit of Ukraine's armed forces, earning about 12,000 Brazilian reals a month (about $2,119).
After returning to Brazil in July, he began guarding TCP drug gang leaders in Mara, a cluster of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian journalist and SBT Rio correspondent Bruno Assonsão also posted on Facebook* about the arrest of a Brazilian man who served in the armed forces of Ukraine. The military police arrested him in a drug den. According to the police, he was a TCP gang member. Several Telegram channels identified him as Mateus de Oliveira Abel (in second photo).
Metropolis reports that police, working with the Criminal Intelligence Unit in Rio de Janeiro, are identifying members of criminal gangs who travel abroad to gain combat experience and then train Brazilian criminals.