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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Brazil's police make 11 arrests in latest crackdown on drugs gangs in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police arrested at least 11 people on Tuesday during an early morning operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro favelas, the state's civil police said in a statement. The raid led to gunfire and a bus driver and a passenger were injured by stray bullets in two different buses on Rio 's main avenues, local news outlet G1 reported. Footage on social media showed residents crouching near a highway. The operation in the Israel Complex — a conglomeration of several favelas in Rio's northern zone – targeted the criminal organization known as Pure Third Command, and is part of a series of actions aiming to dismantle the faction, police said. The latest operation was the result of a seven-month long investigation, which led to the identification of 44 drug traffickers, police said. In addition to the arrests, police also seized three rifles. Authorities say the gang intimidates residents, expels rivals, attacks security agents and imposes its rule through curfews.
2 days ago
Brazil's police make 11 arrests in latest crackdown on drugs gangs in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian police arrested at least 11 people on Tuesday during an early morning operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro favelas, the state's civil police said in a statement. The raid led to gunfire and a bus driver and a passenger were injured by stray bullets in two different buses on Rio 's main avenues, local news outlet G1 reported. Footage on social media showed residents crouching near a highway. The operation in the Israel Complex — a conglomeration of several favelas in Rio's northern zone – targeted the criminal organization known as Pure Third Command, and is part of a series of actions aiming to dismantle the faction, police said. The latest operation was the result of a seven-month long investigation, which led to the identification of 44 drug traffickers, police said. In addition to the arrests, police also seized three rifles.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Brazil's police make 11 arrests in latest crackdown on drugs gangs in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police arrested at least 11 people on Tuesday during an early morning operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro favelas, the state's civil police said in a statement. The raid led to gunfire and a bus driver and a passenger were injured by stray bullets in two different buses on Rio 's main avenues, local news outlet G1 reported. Footage on social media showed residents crouching near a highway. The operation in the Israel Complex — a conglomeration of several favelas in Rio's northern zone – targeted the criminal organization known as Pure Third Command, and is part of a series of actions aiming to dismantle the faction, police said. The latest operation was the result of a seven-month long investigation, which led to the identification of 44 drug traffickers, police said. In addition to the arrests, police also seized three rifles. Authorities say the gang intimidates residents, expels rivals, attacks security agents and imposes its rule through curfews.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Associated Press
Brazil's police make 11 arrests in latest crackdown on drugs gangs in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police arrested at least 11 people on Tuesday during an early morning operation against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro favelas, the state's civil police said in a statement. The raid led to gunfire and a bus driver and a passenger were injured by stray bullets in two different buses on Rio 's main avenues, local news outlet G1 reported. Footage on social media showed residents crouching near a highway. The operation in the Israel Complex — a conglomeration of several favelas in Rio's northern zone – targeted the criminal organization known as Pure Third Command, and is part of a series of actions aiming to dismantle the faction, police said. The latest operation was the result of a seven-month long investigation, which led to the identification of 44 drug traffickers, police said. In addition to the arrests, police also seized three rifles. Authorities say the gang intimidates residents, expels rivals, attacks security agents and imposes its rule through curfews.
Arab Times
14-05-2025
- Arab Times
Brazil's military police kill leader of drug trafficking group in a Rio favela
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14, (AP): Brazilian military police on Tuesday killed the main leader of a drug trafficking group in a Rio de Janeiro favela as well as two other suspected criminals, authorities said. A fierce shootout broke out after Rio's military police found Thiago da Silva Folly in a bunker in the Mare complex of low-income neighborhoods, police said. Folly was killed, while another two were wounded and taken to a hospital, but later died from their injuries. Folly was the main leader of the Pure Third Command faction in Mare, police said. "The objective was to arrest the leader of the faction, but he chose to engage in confrontation," Gov Cláudio Castro was quoted as saying in the statement. "Once again, we demonstrate that there will be no truce for these extremely violent criminals.' Police said Folly had 227 criminal charges against him and 17 outstanding arrest warrants. One of the warrants was related to the killing of two military police officers during an operation in Mare in June. Folly was also under investigation for his involvement in the death of a soldier in 2014 and for attacks on members of the National Public Security Force in 2016, police added. The organ also said he also coordinated paramilitary training within the community. The operation, launched early Tuesday, shut down main roads and rerouted bus lines. Local news outlet G1 reported that at least two schools were closed.
