TOCUYITO, Venezuela (AFP) Venezuela security forces on Wednesday seized control of the second gang-run prison in a month, this time uncovering a reggaeton studio where prisoners would film music vid.
Caracas, Oct 25 (EFE).- The Venezuelan government on Wednesday carried out a “prison security operation” in the Tocuyito prison in the northern state of Carabobo, said Interior and Justice Minister Remigio Ceballos. The operation comes a month after one carried out in Tocorón Prison, where the transnational criminal organization known as “Tren de Aragua” originated. …
The Tocorón penitentiary (one of the most dangerous prisons in Venezuela) has operated in recent years as a recreational park for some of the prisoners, with facilities that include swimming pools, housing, a baseball stadium, a zoo, restaurants, a horse betting center, a children's playground, an ice cream parlor, motorcycles, a cockfighting center, drug sales