"(Reuters) - Police captured Rio de Janeiro's most-wanted drug trafficker on Thursday as they prepared to occupy the Brazilian city's largest slum, a vital step in preparations to host the Olympic Games in 2016.
Antonio Bonfim Lopes, the alleged drug lord of the teeming Rocinha slum, was captured in bizarre circumstances when police found him in the trunk of a luxury car of a man who claimed to be a senior diplomat from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Television images showed the fresh-faced suspect known as "Nem" sitting in the trunk of a police car and looking close to tears after his arrest.
"It's a historic moment in the fight against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro," said Jose Mariano Beltrame, the state security secretary who is leading Rio's push to crack down on organized crime and police corruption."
Antonio Bonfim Lopes, the alleged drug lord of the teeming Rocinha slum, was captured in bizarre circumstances when police found him in the trunk of a luxury car of a man who claimed to be a senior diplomat from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Television images showed the fresh-faced suspect known as "Nem" sitting in the trunk of a police car and looking close to tears after his arrest.
"It's a historic moment in the fight against drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro," said Jose Mariano Beltrame, the state security secretary who is leading Rio's push to crack down on organized crime and police corruption."
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