Criminal gangs in Brazil targeting wealthy Chinese

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Police in Rio de Janeiro have arrested five members of a gang that specializes in robbing wealthy Chinese immigrants. Officers believe the gang is part of a larger network that has been operating for almost two years. CCTV America’s Lucrecia Franco filed this report from Rio de Janiero in Brazil.

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  • Rio de Janeiro police busted a gang that aims at targeting the homes of wealthy Chinese immigrants to Brazil. Five men aged 18 to 21 were arrested.
  • According to the police they were based in Sao Paulo and traveled north to Rio de Janeiro with a list of targets.
  • The police are still trying to find the gang’s leader who chose or knew the victims, but the arrests so far are considered a major crackdown on the first organization known to target the Chinese community in this way in Brazil.