police operation in slums is three dead and three arrested – Daily News – Lisbon

The three deaths linked to drug trafficking and the death of a military resulted from the exchange of fire with the police

a mega-operation officer in the Maré slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, held following the death of a military in place, culminated Tuesday with three dead and three arrested, according to the security forces.

in a press conference, the holder of Homicide civil police station, Fabio Cardoso, said the operation resulted in the death of three people, who “exchanged fire with the police,” and that they were related to trafficking in drugs and death of the military.

According to the delegate, the dead were with drugs and weapons.

One of those involved in the shooting, who was injured, was arrested and two others people, one of them for theft.

the searches took place following an attack on Wednesday, against the National security Force team, deployed to support security during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio January, which began on August 5 and end on Sunday.

in this “cowardly” crime, as it was dubbed by the delegate Fabio Cardoso, a soldier was shot in the head, and even after being operated, not succumbed to his injuries.

another soldier came out of the attack on the car with minor injuries and a third managed to escape without injury.

In the action, which took place near the site where agents National force were attacked, pistols were seized, boots, ammunition, stolen vehicles, radio transmitters and various types of drugs.

the Minister of Justice, Alexandre Morais, also present at the press conference, praised the police action and said that the Ministry of Justice will launch by the end of month two decrees to facilitate actions against drug trafficking.

according to the official, one of the decrees is to allow the heavy weapons seized in police operations It can be allocated to the civil police and the other is to facilitate the purchase of weapons by the police.