Brazil arrests notorious drug kingpin Luiz Carlos da Rocha

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Brazil arrests notorious drug kingpin Luiz Carlos da Rocha

Brazilian police have captured a notorious drug kingpin who used plastic surgery to evade capture for almost 30 years.

Luiz Carlos da Rocha - nicknamed "White Head" - is believed to be the leader of a massive cocaine empire in South America.

Federal police said sentences handed down to Rocha amount to more than 50 years of prison time.

Police said he was "a criminal who lived discreetly and in the shadows".

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