Brazilian police seeks Interpol's help to battle gambling mafia
Brazil's Federal Police said on Sunday that it will rely on the Interpol's assistance to track treasurers for the gambling lords who bribed court judges.

The treasurers Marcelo Khalil, Joao Oliveira and Nagib Sauid have escaped from the South American country with 15 million U.S. dollars, the police said. They worked for gambling lords Antonio Petrus Khalil, Anisio Abrahao Davis and Ailton Guimares respectively.

The three lords were arrested on April 13 in Operation Hurricane, which was aimed to fight illegal gambling, peddling and the purchase of court decisions. The mafia had connections with judges, attorneys and policemen, who were also arrested in the operation.

Meanwhile, the police also said that the federal government will finance Brazil's first integrated center to fight organized crimes, which will headquarter in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

The center will follow the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and will be comprised of members of the Federal Police, the Brazilian Intelligence Agency and the Armed Forces.