On Monday morning, the state government of Rio de Janeiro initiated a significant law enforcement operation in three sprawling, economically-disadvantaged neighborhoods within the city.
Rio de Janeiro's state government deployed hundreds of police officers early Monday to three of the city's sprawling, low-income neighborhoods, saying it aimed to clamp down on organized crime groups. Security forces targeted not only the Mare complex of favelas by Rio's international airport, but also the adjacent Vila Cruzeiro neighborhood and the City of God neighborhood on the city's opposite side. All three are controlled by the Red Command drug trafficking group.
Residents of the communities started hearing shootouts soon after dawn, according to Fogo Cruzado, a nonprofit organization that provides real-time reporting of gun violence. Local media G1 reported that two police helicopters took fire and were forced to the ground. 3 DOCTORS DEAD, ANOTHER SHOT IN RIO DE JANEIRO IN AN ATTACK SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP On Friday, Rio Gov.
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