RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio police on Friday prepared to occupy slums near the city's international airport and seaport as part of efforts to drive out drug traffickers ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
Officials said 1,100 police backed by 200 navy commandos in armored vehicles were poised to punch into the Caju complex - a shantytown home to some 20,000 people near Rio's port - at dawn Saturday.
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