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Brazil: Thousands arrested in massive drug clampdown
ALTOver 2,800 people have been detained across the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo in the ongoing anti-crime operation dubbed “Choke” (Sufoco).
Officials in Sao Paulo on Sunday reported seizing 22 tons of drugs, recovering 427 stolen or missing vehicles, and arresting 2,800 people in the first 24 days of “Operation Choke” — a massive anti-crime effort focused primarily on Brazil’s largest city and the surrounding area.
According to the state government, highway police also managed to recover 22 tons of stolen iron on Friday.
Operation “Choke” or “Sufoco” in Portuguese was launched in early May to clamp down on crimes in the city of 12 million, with both normal and military police taking part in the effort. The authorities nearly doubled the number of security forces on the streets of from 5,000 to 9,700. The clampdown has no end date.
