Venezuela Deploys 11,000 Security Officers In Prison Gang Operation

In a statement, the government said the operation was underway to "dismantle and put an end to organized crime gangs and other criminal networks" operating from Tocoron.

Venezuela said Wednesday it had deployed more than 11,000 members of its security forces in an operation to crack down on gangs in one of the country's most violent prisons.

The Tocoron prison in the northern state of Aragua is run by a powerful gang, which oversees amenities such as a zoo, a pool and gambling rooms, according to an investigative journalist recently interviewed by AFP.

In a statement, the government said the operation was underway to "dismantle and put an end to organized crime gangs and other criminal networks" operating from Tocoron.