Federal Police Officer
Arrested In Brazil For
Illegal Gambling
Brazilian police on
Friday arrested 13
people, including a
federal police officer,
for being linked to an
illegal gambling gang
that operated slot
machines in the
Teresopolis area in Rio
de Janeiro state.
An earlier operation in
June had led to the
arrest of five suspects
and the seizure of 25
slot machines.
Those arrested Friday
included the head of the
Investigations
Department in
Teresopolis police
district. He is accused
of revealing likely
police operations to pub
owners, so they would
have time to hide the
slot machines.
Nine cars, several
documents and 70,000
reais (43,750 U.S.
dollars) in cash were
also seized during the
operation.
Slot machines, bingo
halls and casinos are
easily found all over
Brazil, even though they
are illegal.
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