Updated On: 24 February, 2018 11:02 AM IST | Rio de Janeiro | IANS
The Brazilian Army and Rio de Janeiro Police have launched a vast anti-narcotics operation here, Army spokesperson Col. Roberto Itamar said


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The Brazilian Army and Rio de Janeiro Police have launched a vast anti-narcotics operation here, Army spokesperson Col. Roberto Itamar said. The operation on Friday took place in the favelas (shanty towns) of Vila Alianca, Coreia and Vila Kennedy, where an army sergeant and a military police commander were killed this week, Xinhua news agency reported.