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Venezuela takes control of gang-run jail, ‘dismantles’ criminal group

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Venezuela says it has dismantled the Tren de Aragua gang after retaking control of a prison controlled by the feared criminal group. Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos made the claim on Saturday, days after the Venezuelan government sent in 11,000 soldiers and police into the Tocoron prison. Civil society groups have questioned the success of the operation.

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The criminal gang that operated the Tocorón Penitentiary Center, Aragua state, has been completely dismantled, thanks to the deployment of Operation Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro, which began last Wednesday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos reported. READ ALSO: Venezuela restores order in prison in Tocorón, Aragua “We have managed to definitively dismantle a criminal organization that was dedicated to committing crimes of all kinds, atr…

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Telesur broke the news in Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
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