Dubai Police bring down one of the most dangerous drug lords in the world, in an operation that affected 20 international criminals

The Dubai Police General Command has arrested a dangerous international criminal named Denis Matushi, one of the leaders of the Kompania Bello, a transnational organized criminal gang, which is involved in drug trafficking crimes and the implementation of smuggling operations between South America and Europe, amounting to 350 million euros (1 One billion and 523 million dirhams).

Dubai Police arrested the gang leader wanted by the Italian authorities on charges of "criminal complicity and leading a gang of drug trafficking at an international level", in a joint international operation synchronized with 10 countries called Operation Los Blancos, and contributed to the ousting of 20 wanted men. The leaders of the gang the day before yesterday, Tuesday at one hour, after the issuance of the Red Notice from the International Criminal Police Organization "Interpol" to arrest all the gang leaders, including the leader of the gang in Dubai, Albany nationality.

The Italian security authorities expressed their appreciation to the United Arab Emirates, and the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Dubai Police General Command, for the speedy arrest of Denis Matushi, who is considered one of the most dangerous leaders of the gang working in 3 interconnected groups to smuggle drugs between South America and Europe through seaports, noting The gang that has more than one leader to mislead the security authorities and ensure the continuity of their work have been pursued, followed up, and information gathered about them by two anti-drug work teams in the Florence city police, and the management of rapid intervention teams since 2015.

The Italian authorities emphasized the exceptional role of Dubai Police in combating organized crime and arresting its perpetrators in cooperation with various police agencies around the world and Interpol in order to prevent the spread of these crimes that threaten the security of societies.

For his part, the Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri, affirmed the keenness of the Dubai Police General Command, with the support and guidance of Lieutenant General His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to actively participate in combating all forms of transnational organized crime, and to cast Arrest the perpetrators and take the necessary legal measures against them, in addition to working to develop deep and established relations between the United Arab Emirates and various countries of the world in the field of combating organized crime to create societies free of narcotic toxins and arms trafficking.

He said that the arrest of the leader of the "Kompania bello" gang came after continuous and careful follow-up of his movements by the work teams of the General Department of Investigations and Criminal Investigation in Dubai Police, based on information exchanged with the Italian authorities and after the issuance of the Red Notice of his arrest.

10 countries and 20 wanted persons

For his part, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police for Criminal Investigation Affairs, Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansoori, explained that the Los Blancos operation was carried out by Dubai police officers in one zero hour, which was agreed upon with the police services in 10 countries to oust 20 wanted leaders The gang in one fell swoop, in Italy, Albania, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Greece, Romania, the Netherlands, the Emirates, and Britain.

Major General Al Mansoori indicated that through the exchange of information with the Italian authorities and the International Interpol regarding the leader of the "Kompania Bello" gang in Dubai, a working group was formed of officers and members of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations and Investigations represented by the Wanted Department for Research and Investigation, and the officers working in the Data Analysis Center. Criminal to follow his movements.

Adjustment process

On how to arrest the leader of the "Kompania bello" gang in Dubai, Colonel Saeed Al Qamzi, Director of the Wanted Department at the General Department of Criminal Investigation and Investigation, said that according to mutual cooperation and coordination between Dubai Police and the Italian Police to monitor international wanted persons and pass information between the two sides, the work teams worked on Harnessing the latest artificial intelligence techniques in the Forensic Data Analysis Center that contributed to determining his place of residence and following up his activities, up to zero hour to control it after the issuance of the Red Notice.

He added that Denis Matucci is wanted by the Italian authorities for leading an organized criminal gang to promote drugs, and that he, along with other gang leaders, was able to bring, smuggle and transport hundreds of tons of drugs to Europe through seaports and sell them to users, noting that the Italian authorities followed this gang, which was working jointly in 3 Groups called (Minya, Jimmy, and Ritty) and each group has more than one leader and carries its own logos and symbols.

He pointed out that the gang leaders were using modern programs to communicate with each other during the transport and smuggling of narcotic toxins, and they were managing their organized crime between South America and Europe, indicating that Interpol set one zero hour between the various countries participating in the (Los Blancos) operation, and its leaders were overthrown in the 15th of this month (last Tuesday).

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