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Brazilian drug lord arrested after his wife’s Instagram post reveals her whereabouts

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Ronald Roland, a Brazilian drug lord, was arrested by police after successfully evading arrest for two years. Shockingly, the breakthrough in the case came through the social media activities of his wife Andrezza De Lima, whose Instagram posts inadvertently revealed her whereabouts, Metro reported.

Notably, authorities had been monitoring De Lima’s social media accounts for some time, waiting for a slip-up that would lead her to her husband. De Lima’s posts, which included geotagged locations and identifiable landmarks, allowed law enforcement to track her whereabouts. Her posts showcased her lavish trips to various exotic destinations such as Paris, Dubai, the Maldives, and Colombia, providing authorities with valuable information.

Last week, De Lima released a photo showing a prominent landmark so police could pinpoint her exact location.

He was finally arrested last Tuesday in his residential complex in the coastal town of Guaruja. He is accused of running a widespread money laundering scheme and supplying drug cartels in Mexico. According to local police, the drug lord amassed a fortune of £860.2 million in five years, which he squandered through more than 100 shell companies and businesses.

His wife, who was also involved in his criminal activities, used her bikini shop in Guaruja to launder money, sometimes accepting deposits of over $30,000 in a single day.

After his arrest, Roland is repeatedly accused of drug trafficking, organized crime and fleeing from the public prosecutor’s office.

Interestingly, he was also arrested in 2019 after his ex-wife revealed her whereabouts in a similar manner on social media. His ex-wife had tagged the couple’s location in a social media post, which led to his arrest.

Police reportedly began tailing Roland in 2012 while he was working as a pilot. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sent a letter to the Brazilian federal police warning of an investigation into a group of Brazilian pilots involved in “cocaine smuggling.” Since receiving the DEA letter, Roland has become a person of interest in several Brazilian police operations against drug trafficking networks.

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