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Brazil’s police make 11 arrests in latest crackdown on drugs gangs in Rio de Janeiro
- On Tuesday, authorities in Rio de Janeiro detained more than ten individuals during a dawn raid targeting narcotics activity within the city's favelas.
- The raid targeted the Pure Third Command gang in the Israel Complex following a seven-month investigation that identified 44 drug traffickers.
- Police seized three rifles during the operation, which involved gunfire causing injuries to a bus driver and a passenger on Rio’s main avenues.
- Authorities reported that the gang exerts control over the area by enforcing curfews, threatening locals, driving out competing groups, and confronting law enforcement personnel.
- The operation forms part of ongoing efforts to dismantle the faction and reduce its control over Rio’s northern favelas.
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Crackdown in Rio: Major Drug Bust in Favelas
Brazilian police conducted an early morning raid in Rio de Janeiro favelas, arresting 11 individuals linked to the drug trafficking gang Pure Third Command. The operation, part of a series to dismantle the faction, involved gunfire and injuries, emerging from a lengthy seven-month investigation.
Papa’s treasure, celebrates the squeegee after R $ 3 million in seized jewelry
Mc Poze do Rodo, 26, celebrated with fans the return of items by the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, on the afternoon of Monday (9). The singer recorded a video hours later showing the pieces, valued at about $ 3 million, which had been in the state’s custody since his arrest in late May. The singer was arrested for five days, suspected of apology for crime and involvement with one of the factions that control drug trafficking in the favelas of Rio…
The Civil Police of the South River Grande failed, on this Wednesday (10), an operation to combat money-laundering crime from nude abuses. Up until now, 11 people were arrested. The judicial orders were carried out in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. At least 16 companies had the suspension activities. Among them, three shelters in the city of Pelotas (RS). “Some other companies are here from…
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