There were two days of action in Operation Angerona in the largest prison in Bahia

Operation Angerona, carried out by the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration and Resocialization (Seap), searched 165 cells in six pavilions in the Feira de Santana Penal Complex, which is the largest in Bahia, in two days. This Tuesday (22), the women’s unit of the penitentiary was the target of police action.

The cells of the women’s unit house around 75 inmates, including two leaders of criminal groups. No illicit materials were found in the female annex. In other pavilions, where male inmates are imprisoned, cell phones, quantities of drugs, improvised sharp weapons and a saw were seized.

Launched on the morning of this Monday (21), Operation Angerona aims to prevent communication between inmates and criminals on the outside of the penal complex.

The Feira de Santana Penal Complex is the largest in Bahia and has more than 1,900 inmates, housed in 11 pavilions and 336 cells. Since the beginning of the actions, around 1,174 inmates have been searched, with searches carried out in the six pavilions.

Seap coordinates Operation Angerona through the Prison Management Superintendency (SGP), with the work of the Specialized Group in Prison Operations (Geop/Seap), the Electronic Personnel Monitoring Center (Cmep), Institutional Security Group (GSI) and the Prison System Monitoring and Evaluation Coordination (Cmasp).

The actions are integrated with the National Secretariat for Penal Policies (Senappen), Public Security (SSP), the Public Ministry of Bahia (MP-BA) and the Military Police.

This Monday (21), Operation Angerona carried out sweeps at the Feira de Santana Penal Complex and seized cell phones and electronic devices from cells.

During the operation, cell phone chips, memory cards and flash drives, improvised sharp weapons and portions of drugs were also seized in another 10 prisons. The seizure was formalized and all material was sent for inspection by the Technical Police Department (DPT).

According to Seap, the actions continue, with the aim of eliminating any channel of communication or relationship between inmates of the prison unit and crime on the streets of the city and regions.