The winner of the Brazilian Miss Bombam pageant, who also appeared on the cover of Portuguese Playboy, has been jailed for eight years.
Flavia Tamayo, also known as Pamela Pantera, was found guilty of dealing with drugs and prostitution after being arrested last year.
The adult film star was part of an all-female drug-trafficking scheme run by a criminal organization set up by prostitutes.
Flavia Tamayo (pictured), also known as Pamela Pantera, was found guilty of dealing drugs and prostitution after being arrested last year.
Investigators found that the pornographic actress and her accomplices had specialized in the distribution and sale of Class A narcotics, including cocaine.
He was imprisoned in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo between June and September last year pending his trial.
Police investigators discovered that the group was selling drugs to wealthy customers in the federal district where the capital Brasilia is located.
Customers are believed to have paid between 500 and 1,000 Brazilian Reals (£70 – £140) for the group’s services.
Flavia Tamayo (left and right), also known by her adult film industry name Pamela Pantera and dubbed the ‘Powder Queen’ for her involvement in selling Class A drugs.
CCTV footage has been released of Flavia Tamayo’s arrest last year in which she is caught by the arm of a plainclothes police officer (pictured)
Tamayo, better known as the ‘Powder Queen’, once appeared on the cover of Playboy in Portugal, and also participated in a regional Miss Bambam contest – which rewards women with the best buttocks – which she won in 2018. had won.
According to the Brazilian online magazine, he also starred in pornographic films. last second, in which she went by her industry name Pamela Pantera.
His arrest came into limelight when police officers tried to nab him and he created a spectacle in a hotel by taking off his clothes in front of officers and guests.
Tamayo, known as the ‘Powder Queen’, was once featured on the cover of Playboy in Portugal (pictured)
During a raid conducted by the police on 5 June 2020, during which they issued 37 arrest warrants, they seized large quantities of cocaine, firearms and ammunition.
Investigators at the time said they believed the criminal organization run by prostitutes had a ‘sex program’ that involved supplying escorts and drugs to wealthy clients.
When he was arrested last year, he was found to have a small amount of marijuana and rolled-up dollar bills, which he said were used to take drugs.
CCTV footage of his arrest has now been released, which shows him carrying a shopping bag as a plainclothes officer approaches him, who grabs his hand.
‘The information we have is that he made a package for his own consumption, a combo of prostitution and drug sales’ [sexual] relationship, or for the latter,’ said prosecutor Rafael Correa at the time of his arrest last year.
“She first worked as a call girl, providing drugs to people who contracted her services,” he said. ‘But there is also evidence that they also had something like a drug delivery service in the federal capital.’
While prostitution itself is not illegal in Brazil, employing sex workers and running a brothel is.
The court said the model can serve her sentence in a semi-open rule and the sentence can be appealed against.
The arrest of Flavia Tamayo made headlines when police officers tried to apprehend her and she caused a scene at a hotel, taking off her clothes in front of officers and guests.