UPP Takes Down 17-year-old Trafficker as He Slept with his Mistriss
RIO DE JANEIRO - Urban Pacification Police or UPP stationed in the City of God slum in Rio de Janeiro, made famous in the 2002 movie of the same name, arrested a 17-year-old early Sunday morning. The young man, accused by police of being a drug lord, was caught with 26 rocks of crack cocaine wrapped in paper emblazoned with the images of the Vasco da Gama soccer team crest on one side, and soccer star Juninho on the other.
City of God (photo: foreignstudents.com)
The accused was arrested as he slept in the house of his mistress. Each rock was sold for $17 dollars. He was booked at Precinct 32 (Jacarepagua).
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According to wikipedia, The Pacifying Police Unit (Portuguese: Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora, also translated as Police Pacification Unit), abbreviated UPP, is a law enforcement program in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which aims at reclaiming territories, more commonly favelas, controlled by gangs of drug dealers or private militias. The program was implemented by and is associated with governor Sérgio Cabral Filho and state Security Secretary José Mariano Beltrame.
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