Drug Lord Peixao's 'Resort' Had an Artificial Lake, Paddle Boats, and a Prayer Hill [View all]

The site was one of the hideouts used by the drug lord, according to the police; the residence was demolished in an operation this Tuesday (11)

Mar.12.2025 1:39PM

A house on an 800-square-meter lot, with a back exit to a river and an artificial lake. Marble finishes, a gym, a sauna, and paddle boats stood out from the surrounding buildings in the Parada de Lucas favela, in Rio’s north zone.

This was the residence used, according to the police, by Álvaro Malaquias, known as Peixão, identified as the leader of the TCP (Third Pure Command) in the Israel Complex. The three houses believed to belong to the drug lord began to be demolished this Tuesday (11) in a police operation against him, as he remains on the run.

A imagem mostra um canteiro de obras em uma área externa, com um trator amarelo e uma equipe de trabalhadores. Ao fundo, há uma construção em andamento e um painel publicitário. O ambiente é cercado por palmeiras e um lago com pedras na margem.
RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, BRASIL, 11-03-2025: Civil and Military Police dismantle the "crime resort" in the Israel Complex, in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro. (Foto: Eduardo Anizelli/Folhapress, COTIDIANO) - Eduardo Anizelli/Folhapress

The Israel Complex is the base of self-proclaimed evangelical drug traffickers who, according to the police, use narco-Pentecostalism for territorial expansion. In one of the residences, there was a swimming pool with a graffiti mural that read: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

In another house, nicknamed the "crime resort," there was an artificial lake with koi fish, paddle boats, and a hill that served as a prayer site for the drug lord. According to the police, Malaquias calls his gang the "Troop of Aaron," referencing Moses' brother, the biblical prophet.

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