The police force in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, cracked down on a slum earlier today. The police were trying to get a control on the major drug trafficking coming from one of the biggest slums in the city, where about 100,000 people currently live. The crime-ridden environment is dangerous, especially for families trying to raise their children in the slum. With roadblocks set up around 2:30am, and thousands of different forces in place, the police action started early in the morning. The goal was to crack down on the slum’s drug trafficking, and now the focus becomes catching the criminals responsible for the dangers. Today’s operation was part of a bigger plan to rid the country of crime before the 2014 World Cup, and the eventual Olympic Games in 2016.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/13/world/americas/brazil-shantytown/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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