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Uruguay police arrest 30 people linked to drug gang

Montevideo, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) A mega police raid dismantled a drug gang in Salto, a department in northern Uruguay, departmental police headquarters' spokesman Rubén Souza said.

After over six months of intelligence work, Operation Saturno involved a dozen police officers, numerous raids in Salto, Colonia (southwest), and several prisons, Souza stated.

The spokesman added that authorities seized cocaine, marijuana, money, and vehicles.

An estimated 30 people, including 14 women, were arrested in the operation.

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