Remote Brazilian tribe threatened by 'drug dealers'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14451878

Guards in the Brazilian jungle protecting a tribe of Indians who have had no contact with the outside world say their guard post has been attacked by armed men.

Brazil's Indian Affairs Department said a guard post in Acre state had been surrounded by suspected drug dealers.

It said it feared the men wanted to traffic drugs from Peru into Brazil through the area where the tribe lives.

The tribe was first photographed from the air three years ago.