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| Brazilian jail raid reveals luxury |
| By The Guardian |
| Published: 06/05/2008 |
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two 9mm pistols, six mobile phones, a fridge stocked with Brazilian beer and nearly £100,000 in cash. Welcome to the prison cell of Genilson Lino da Silva - a convicted Brazilian gangster known as Perna or "Leg" - whose list of benefits even included a copy of the key to his own cell. Jailed for bank robbery in 1999, newspapers in Salvador describe Leg as the city's "public enemy number one". Police claim he is responsible for half of all cocaine sold in the region and a string of executions. His cell, however, owed more to the Hilton than Wormwood Scrubs. Inside he enjoyed a king-size bed, a plasma TV and DVD player, gym equipment and two fridges stocked with food and alcohol. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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