Drugs, arms and money laundering are targets of crackdown on violence in Rio

28/06/2002 - 19h38

Brasília, 1 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The Task Force for Combat Against Organized Crime in Rio de Janeiro will concentrate on three essential targets: drugs, arms and money laundering. According to the task force coordinator, Getúlio Bezerra dos Santos, intelligence services will operate in and beyond Rio to ensure success. "If we can set up a model unit for drug repression and get the task force operational in 90 days, our mission will be accomplished," said Santos on Friday. (AB)