Brazilian security forces seized control of two crime-ridden slums near Rio de Janeiro's international airport and seaport Sunday in a new bid to drive out drug traffickers ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympics.
More than 1,500 police and navy commandos backed by armored vehicles punched their way into the narrow streets of the Caju complex in a dawn operation that lasted about 25 minutes and went off without a hitch.
Some 200 civilian police officers simultaneously occupied the Barreira do Vasco shantytown, the public security secretariat said.
Police said they encountered no resistance and no shots were fired in the two shantytowns which have a combined population of about 20,000.
Twelve people were arrested and quantities of weapons and drugs were seized.
Police also said that prior to Sunday's operation, intelligence work led to the arrests of 284 adults and 36 minors in the area.
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