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OPERATION PLAYBOOK

Police came to my four houses in my city, my two houses in the other city, many places, eight or nine places at one time in Brazil – 6 am. – Andre

Andre continued trying to play the cop at his own mind games, as he thought himself a master of mind power, having used it for years on his horses. The more personal Chief Caieron got, the more ironic Andre became, sensing he was starting to rile the cop.

‘Now I’m going to Gisele’s house and will put your girlfriend in jail,’ Chief Caieron said.
‘Why do you talk to me like that? One thing . . . do your job, but don’t make it personal, because you have a family too and I can also make it personal.’
‘Oh, so now I can charge you with threatening me.’
‘No, I’m just advising you.’

The cops were still searching his house. In truth, this was Andre’s dream home, with a huge wow factor. It had graced the pages of Brazil’s glossy magazines. It was a large four-bedroom Balinese-style house with a high thatched ceiling, built on a slope in front of the beach. All the decorations, from silk cushions and chairs to the larger furniture had been tailor-made in Bali. Andre’s sideline business was importing Balinese furniture – which had also helped him with money-laundering – and this house was the ideal showroom. The business also gave him a good cover story for why he spent so much time in Bali.

This Balinese furniture was a good cover for my family, for the society in my city. Everybody look – the guy’s doing well, the guy’s working. Sometimes people say, ‘Wow, you work a lot; every month you need to travel.’ – Andre

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