India, Feb. 11 -- A 60-year-old pilot was arrested in handcuffs aboard a commercial aircraft moments before take-off in Brazil after police alleged he led a long-running paedophile ring that exploited children and adolescents.

According to a report by The Mirror, Sergio Antonio Lopes was arrested on board a LATAM Airlines plane on Monday at Congonhas Airport, Brazil. Authorities said the arrest was carried out at the airport because Lopes travelled frequently and was difficult to locate at his residence in Guararema, part of the Sao Paulo metropolitan region.

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