Venezuela Deploys Troops to Tackle Gang-Controlled Prison Oasis

Venezuela has regained control of the Tocoron prison from the Tren de Aragua gang, a powerful criminal organization with international reach, in a major operation involving 11,000 members of the country's security forces. The prison, which served as the gang's headquarters, had amenities such as a zoo, a pool, and gambling rooms. The government praised the operation for dismantling a center of conspiracy and crime, while President Nicolas Maduro hailed it as a great success in the fight against criminal organizations. Inmates were being transferred to another facility, and a second phase of the operation was announced to search for and capture fugitive criminals.