News (Media Awareness Project) - Brazil: Violence At Prison |
| Title: | Brazil: Violence At Prison |
| Published On: | 2000-02-04 |
| Source: | Houston Chronicle (TX) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 04:31:46 |
VIOLENCE AT PRISON
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A clash between rival gangs inside a prison in
western Brazil Thursday left 13 inmates dead and another 13 wounded,
authorities said.
The two groups were vying to control the drug trade within Pascoal Ramos
penitentiary in Cuiaba, 980 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro, said Jose
Carlos de Carvalho, coordinator of the Mato Grosso State prison system.
Hundreds of riot troops were sent in to end the violence. Carvalho insisted
no police were involved in the killings. In a search police said they found
two revolvers and 350 packets of cocaine.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A clash between rival gangs inside a prison in
western Brazil Thursday left 13 inmates dead and another 13 wounded,
authorities said.
The two groups were vying to control the drug trade within Pascoal Ramos
penitentiary in Cuiaba, 980 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro, said Jose
Carlos de Carvalho, coordinator of the Mato Grosso State prison system.
Hundreds of riot troops were sent in to end the violence. Carvalho insisted
no police were involved in the killings. In a search police said they found
two revolvers and 350 packets of cocaine.
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