'They built a morgue inside the favela,' says resident.
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The top public security officials in Rio de Janeiro said this Friday, the 31st, that 99 of the 117 people killed during the mega-operation on Tuesday, the 28th, have been identified . In a press conference, the Secretary of Civil Police, Felipe Curi, revealed the names of 9 of them - who are identified by the police as drug trafficking bosses in various regions of the country.
- Russo, drug kingpin in Vitória; DG, drug kingpin in Bahia; FB, drug kingpin in Bahia; PP, drug kingpin in Pará; Chico Rato, drug kingpin in Manaus; Gringo, drug kingpin in Manaus; Mazola, drug kingpin in Feira de Santana; Fernando Henrique dos Santos, drug kingpin in Goiás; Rodinha, drug kingpin in Itaberaí.
According to Felipe Curi, of the 99 identified:
- 42 had outstanding arrest warrants; 78 had a"significant" criminal history (drug trafficking, homicide, among others).
40 were from the following states:
- Pará: 13 Amazonas: 7 Bahia: 6 Ceará: 5 Paraíba: 1 Goiás: 4 Mato Grosso: 1 Espírito Santo: 3
Curi said that the communities in Rio have become a kind of "training center" for the CV faction, which uses the Penha and Alemão complexes as its main distribution points for weapons and drugs. According to the police chief, the arrest of Doca, identified as the main leader of CV today – and the target of the operation –"is a matter of time."
