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Brazilian police confiscate drugs wrapped in bags with Olympic logo

Xinhua, July 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Brazilian authorities confiscated on Tuesday a shipment of cocaine and crack, wrapped in plastic bags, bearing the Olympic rings and the logo of the Rio 2016, according to police sources.

The drugs were found in a house in the central neighborhood of Lapa in Rio de Janeiro, including 93 doses of cocaine, 28 of crack and 13 40-caliber bullets, the use of which Brazil has outlawed outside of security forces.

Beyond the Olympic logos, some of the drugs were also wrapped in bags featuring the logo of a well-known drink brand.

In recent years, Brazilian police have seized a number of drug shipments featuring the names and images of football stars or sports events. Endite