Rio's most powerful drug gang bans crack

In this Aug. 11, 2012 photo, a masked and armed trafficker poses for a photo at a drug selling point that no longer sells crack in the Mandela slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some drug bosses say they have stopped selling crack because it destabilizes their communities, making it harder to control areas long abandoned by the government. City authorities take credit for the change, arguing that drug gangs are trying to create a distraction and make police back off their offensive to take back the slums. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)