Mozambique: Foreign Ministry Denies Employing Brazilian Trafficker

Maputo — The Mozambican Foreign Ministry has categorically denied appointing a suspected Brazilian drug trafficker as a "consular attache" in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte.

The story appeared in the independent newssheet "Carta de Mocambique" on Tuesday. The paper identified the Brazilian as Marcos Roberto de Almeida, known as "Tuta", who is wanted by the Brazilian Federal Police.

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