Venezuela takes prison from gang

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 23, 2023 12:06 am

Seizes bitcoin machines, thousands of rounds of ammunition

MARACAY, Venezuela: Bitcoin mining machines and rocket launchers were among the astonishing contraband found in a Venezuelan prison recaptured from a gang that had turned it into a playground kitted out with a pool, a nightclub and a zoo.

Venezuelan authorities showed off the loot on Thursday after seizing control of the Tocoron prison in a massive operation involving more than 11,000 police and soldiers backed up by tanks and armored vehicles.

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Seizes bitcoin machines, thousands of rounds of ammunition

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