(30 Nov 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of entrance to Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police Academy
2. Mid shot of seized drugs with sign above reading (Portuguese) "Confiscations"
3. Mid of marijuana bricks
4. Pan of drugs and other items seized in raid such as military uniforms used by traffickers
5. Close up of test tubes used to transport drugs
6. Tilt up of decommissioned drugs
7. Medium of seized rifles and ammunition
8. Close up of bullets
9. Medium of seized rifles
10. Tilt up of rifles
11. Medium of Coordinator for Civil police special forcer Marcos Maia
12. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Marcos Maia, Coordinator of Civil Police Special Forces (CORE):
A: "It is first time in Rio de Janeiro's history that we have been able to seize this volume of illicit material and weapons in a single police raid."
Q: "So, in your opinion, this raid was successful?"
A: "Without a doubt, first of all, due to the amount of material that was seized and secondly because we had practically no casualties. No civilians and no police officers, so, I would say that is a success. We achieved what was most important which was to install the power of the state in this territory once again."
13. Medium of civil police officers
14. Wide of seized drugs
STORYLINE:
Civil police officials in Rio de Janeiro said Tuesday that last week's raids in two of the city's drug gang strongholds led to the largest decommission of illicit materials in the force's history.
The tally for a week of gang attacks and police raids included 124 arrested, 148 detained and 51 dead, authorities said in a statement.
According to Civil Police Special Forces coordinator Marcos Maia, more than 40 tons of marijuana and 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of cocaine were seized, along with hundreds of motorcycles and 15 cars.
In addition, Maia said many weapons, including military-grade rifles, grenades and ammunition were confiscated.
An uncertain number of residents were injured in the raids by stray bullets or fragments of homemade bombs used by the drug gangs.
Four officers here hurt.
Police concede that many of the up to 600 drug gang members believed to have been hiding in Vila Cruzeiro and the neighbouring Alemao complex of slums may have escaped.
The hunt for those that got away extended Tuesday into Rio's maze of storm sewers.
Rio de Janeiro's state governor said this week that police officials will remain in the area for the next six months until a Pacifying Police Unit is installed.
Most residents welcomed the police presence, despite the violence.
But some filed complaints on Monday and Tuesday about police abuse and theft.
Police leadership promised to investigate the complaints and established an ombudsman to communicate with residents.
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