May 19, 2024

Venezuela seizes control of gang-run prison that had pool, zoo and disco

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Venezuela said it had seized control of a prison from the hands of a powerful gang with international reach, in a major operation involving 11,000 members of its security forces. The Tocoron prison had served as the Tren de Aragua gang’s headquarters, where it had installed amenities such as a zoo, a pool and gambling rooms, according to an investigative journalist recently interviewed by Agence France-Presse. Full Text -> AFP

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