The Brazilian federal police seized the highest quantity of cocaine in the history of #RiodeJaneiro. It was almost 2.5 tons in the city of #Caxias. According to a news media called #OGlobo, 2.2 lb (1 kg) of cocaine was worth 213 thousand reals in 2016. If we consider the value hasn't changed, those 2.5 tons mean over 532 billion reals.

Also, the federal police arrested the middleman responsible for supplying guns to the #Rio's biggest criminal gang.

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A news media outlet called #VEJA, known for its leftwing position, posting #fakenews and #misinformation more often than not, posted an article saying that the biggest criminal faction in #Rio, #ComandoVermelho, has been sheltering mercenaries with military experience from #Africa and #EastEurope to help train CV members in #Brazil.

The article says CV has over 5,000 rifles, 30,000 members, currently controls most of the drug business, and has dangerously grown in the neighboring states of #Acre (which borders #Bolivia and #Peru) and #Amazonas (#Colombia, #Peru, and #Venezuela).

One controversial thing about this article is the fact that it was based on information provided in a #WhatsApp group, and this group exposed personal information from an American, claiming that he's been involved in training CV members. He posted a video saying he's not doing that, that he's married to a Brazilian, also that he filed a report at the police, and finally he made an appeal to #Bolsonaro by offering military and #lawenforcement personnel training for free.

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