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Brazilian
Police Probe Links Between
Amazon Indians, Colombian Rebels
BRASILIA - The Brazilian
Federal Police were investigating the
possible links between an armed group made
up of Brazilian Indians and inhabitants of
the Amazon region and Colombia rebel forces,
local newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported
on Monday.
The group, composed of 1,500 volunteers
equipped with wooden batons and rifles, is
allegedly a native police force aimed to
prevent crimes in the region where the
protection by Federal Police is unavailable.
The group also said it took combating
alcohol and drug trafficking in the region
as part of its missions.
There were earlier media reports that the
Federal Police suspected the group is a
militia that receives training from the
Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia (FARC),
the largest rebel group in Colombia.
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