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Puerto Rico law enforcement officers have arrested 800 suspects in a 45-day window, solving 43 homicides in the process during an operation targeting criminals.
According to the Associated Press, Puerto Rico Police Commissioner Antonio López Figueroa said officers also seized more than 170 weapons and some 320 pounds (146 kilograms) of cocaine.
The commissioner said some of those arrested are accused of drug trafficking and killing people. Mr. Figueroa said some of the suspects sold drugs wrapped in individual packages marked with a variety of images, including deceased Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the Road Runner cartoon figure, according to the Associated Press.
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