Authorities confiscated more than $2 million worth of weapons during a recent anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest in Brazil's history, the state government said Saturday.

On Tuesday, the massive police operation in two favela complexes left at least 117 suspected criminals and four police officers dead, according to the latest official tally.

The Rio de Janeiro state government announced "one of the largest seizures" of military weapons in a single day from the raid -- 120 weapons in all, including 93 rifles, valued at 12.8 million reais (about $2.4 million).

They also found ammunition, explosives, drugs and military equipment in the raid, which targeted Comando Vermelho, one of the oldest and most powerful gangs in the country, which controls large swathes of Rio de Janeiro

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