Drug trafficker's death triggers vandalism in Amazon city of Manaus

A bus, burned during a protest after the death of a drug dealer inside a prison, is seen in Manaus, Brazil, June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Fourteen buses and two police cars were set on fire and destroyed in the early hours of Sunday in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus in reprisal for the death of a drug trafficker, the state government said.

Bus services were suspended until reinforced police patrols could be deployed in the city, which has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.