Lyons Gaming, one of the prominent Free Fire esports organization in Brazil was linked to the investigations of a money laundering operation that took place in Brazil. The gaming house of this organization was searched by the Federal police to find any links with a money laundering case.
The gaming house is located in Novo Hamburgo in Brazil is a property that is owned by the leader of a criminal faction Os Manos and a drug dealer named Fabrício Santos da Silva, Nenê, who according to the investigations is a video game enthusiast and invests in online betting market.
Lyons stated a note on their social media networks accepting the ownership details but neglecting to have any relationship with that person. They have stated that they are fully cooperating with the Federal Police and this resulted into the police clearing their name as they found nothing that connected the gaming house to the criminal faction. The statement is as follows:
Lyons e-Sports clarifies that it does not have any type of relationship with the owner of the property where today its gaming house is installed. We collaborated with the investigations of the Federal Police, asked for the cancellation of the lease of the property and we are already organizing the move to a temporary space, until a new gaming house up to the quality of Lyons players is ready. We appreciate the support of our community and reiterate our commitment to the truth above all!
According to the sources, the operation named Operation Anthracnose was used by the Federal Police to crack down the money laundering practices that were taking place in the form of a network of companies, such as mechanic workshops, car dealerships, a farm, in addition to a company responsible for promoting gaming championships with bets on the black market.
A news outlet named SBT Rio Grande released a video about this raid which shows stacks of cocaine being retrieved from the property.
The owner of Lyons also stated his clear stance on Instagram saying, “It has nothing to do with the organization or me, but with the person from whom we rented the property, and ended up linking things that are not related.” Hence, these connections were only limited with the rental service and Lyons were immediately cleared out from this case.
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