The Federal Police arrested three men preventively, this Monday (12/6), in Operation Hephaestus. The individuals are suspected of trying to send a suitcase with explosives in flight at Belém International Airport, in Pará.
In the action, two targets were approached while still on the aircraft, in flight from Macapá/AP. The other man was arrested at Belém International Airport, waiting for the other two.
The three were taken to the Federal Police Regional Superintendence in Pará, where they were heard and then sent to the Prison System.
The case. On the morning of last Saturday (10/6), the PF was called due to the presence of a suitcase, which would be dispatched by flight from Belém to Macapá, with ten improvised cylindrical explosives. With the help of the bomb squad kennel, the Military Police of Pará dismantled the artifacts, avoiding a possible air disaster.
A preliminary analysis by the PF experts suggests that they are pyrotechnic explosives, but the report is still in progress and the material will undergo chemical analysis. As a result, the investigation continues.
In view of the situation, individuals may respond for exposing the aircraft to danger and for having an explosive device.
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