Through an official statement, the national government reported that the "clean and immediate restoration of order and absolute control" of the Tocorón Penitentiary Center was achieved as a result of the first phase of the Cacique Guaicaipuro Liberation Operation.
Likewise, the text, released by the Ministry of Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, specifies that a conspiracy and crime center of an international criminal network was dismantled.
In this sense, the statement highlights the total success of the operation started early this Wednesday, with the participation of about 11 thousand police and military personnel.
In this regard, it also points out that the Aragua Penitentiary Center, located in Tocorón, will be completely vacated to move on to a restructuring process.
Below is transcribed the full text of the official statement:
The Bolivarian Government informs the population that the Cacique Guaicaipuro Liberation Operation, in its first phase, has been a total success, and congratulates the Peace Quadrants for the clean and immediate restitution of order and absolute control of the Tocorón Penitentiary Center by the institutions. Likewise, it informs that this penitentiary center will undergo a restructuring process and will be completely vacated.
It should be noted that during the effective operation, a conspiracy and crime center was dismantled, used by an international criminal network against the Venezuelan population.
The Bolivarian Government thanks the country for the spirit of unity demonstrated in this fight to defend social peace.
#NOW | The Cacique Guaicaipuro Liberation Operation in its 1st phase, successfully completes the dismantling of the center of conspiracy and crime against the Venezuelan population, thanks to the coordinated work between the citizen security bodies and the #FANB#StumpLiberation pic.twitter.com/ICOz0Iq28A
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