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- 05 September, 2017
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Baku. 5 September. REPORT.AZ/ The Brazilian police carried out on Monday an operation on detaining 80 members of the network of drug dealers who, according to the authorities, were trying to smuggle 6 tons of cocaine to Europe last year.
Report informs, the Associated Press reported.
The federal police announced that the criminal organization had used the Santos port in the state of Sao Paolo as an interim point for drugs from Latin American countries.
It was noted that over 800 police officers took part in the operation. By the midday, law enforces had taken into custody about 80 people.
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Braziliyada Avropaya narkotik vasitələr daşıyan 80-ə yaxın cinayətkar saxlanılıb
В Бразилии задержали около 80 человек, перевозивших наркотики в Европу
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