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Bridge at one of the Cota 905 entrances. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

Dangerous Cota 905 Kidnapper ‘El Peke’ Shot Down

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, cicpc, cota 905, criminal gangs, douglas rico, EL Coqui, El Peke, Venezuela

A dangerous kidnapper from Cota 905 identified as Manuel Antonio Marrero Marrero, alias “El Peke,” was killed during a confrontation

Peréz Recao, the same man who was denounced for supplying arms to Carmona Estanga in the 2002 coup, is once again accused of supplying arms to criminal gangs in Caracas (Photo: Archive)

News Security and Defense

Co-Plotter of 2002 Coup Isaac Perez Recao Fingered as Arms Supplier for Cota 905 Terrorist Gangs

July 20, 2021 orinocotribune 2002 coup d'etat, cota 905, EL Coqui, Freddy Guevara, GIlbert Caro, Isaac Pérez Recao, Ivan Simonovis, La Vega, Leopoldo Lopez, Luis Guillermo Sanchez Silva, Manuel Andres Baro Freitas, Pedro Carmona Estanga, Roberto Patino, Venezuela, Voluntad Popular

Journalist Eligio Rojas, from Últimas Noticias, published a report describing a scheme for supplying arms to criminal groups in working-class

CICPC agent wearing a bulletproof vest. File photo.

News Security and Defense

Two Terrorists from El Coqui Gang Neutralized in Caracas

July 20, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, cicpc, cota 905, criminal gangs, douglas rico, El 70, El Chino, EL Coqui, Loco Leo, Oscar El Llano, Terrorist organization, Venezuela

Two members of the El Coqui criminal and terrorist gang which tried to control Cota 905 in Caracas were killed

Operation Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro deployed in Petare (Caracas). Photo courtesy of Twitter / @RCamachoVzla

News Security and Defense

Gang Members Captured During Operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro in Petare: 7 from Wilexis & 2 from El Coqui

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, colombian paramilitaries, cota 905, EL Coqui, Endes Palencia, Operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro, paramilitary, Petare, Venezuela, Wilexis

On Saturday, July 17, the Deputy Minister of Prevention and Citizen Security, General Endes Palencia, reported that nine criminals have

Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza. File photo.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Venezuela Condemns Chile’s Granting of Political Asylum to Another Fugitive Accused of Cota 905 Terrorism

July 18, 2021 orinocotribune Andres Allamand, asylum, Caracas, Chile, communique, cota 905, EL Coqui, Emilio Grateron, Jorge Arreaza, terrorism, Venezuela

The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza reported on Friday, July 16, through a communiqué,

Leopoldo Lopez before being arrested in 2014 after organizing violent demonstration to oust President Maduro. File photo.

Europe International News

Venezuela to Request Leopoldo López’s Extradition from Spain

July 16, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz cota 905, EL Coqui, Extradition, Leopoldo Lopez, Spain, terrorism, Venezuela, Volundad Popular

Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro Moros, affirmed that his government will request, from the kingdom of Spain, the extradition of the

Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino Lopez. Photo courtesy of Tal Cual.

News Security and Defense

Venezuela’s Minister for Defense: ‘We Have Captured 11 Paramilitary Criminals in Apure State’

July 15, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombian paramilitary violence, cota 905, EL Coqui, paramilitary, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

This Wednesday July 14, Venezuela’s Vice President for Political Sovereignty, Security and Peace, General Vladimir Padrino López, referred to the

The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, presents evidence of the connection between Popular Will and armed groups from Cota 905, El Valle and La Vega (Photo: Leonardo Fernández Viloria / Reuters)

Opinion Security and Defense

Fiesta de Caracas & Assassination Attempt: Popular Will Party at Forefront of Terrorism (Colombia Top Exporter of Mercenaries)

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Mision Verdad assassination, Colombia, cota 905, EL Coqui, Fiesta de Caracas, former deputy guaido, Freddy Guevara, Gilber Caro, Ivan Duque, Jorge Rodriguez, Leopoldo Lopez, mercenaries, President Maduro, terrorism, Venezuela, Voluntad Popular, Yon Goicoechea

By Misión Verdad – Jul 14, 2021 At a press conference at the headquarters of the Federal Legislative Palace in

GNB armed vehicle in COTA 905. File photo.

News Security and Defense

72 Families Displaced in La Vega and Cota 905 by El Coqui Paramilitary Gang in Four Years

July 14, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, cota 905, EL Coqui, El Vampi, La Vega, Organized crime, paramilitary, terrorism, Venezuela

A total of 72 families have been displaced from their homes over the last four years by members of the

Jorge Rodriguez showing a slide with the WhatsApp chat between extreme right operator. Photo courtesy of @Asamble_Ven.

News Security and Defense

Jorge Rodríguez Denounces New Drone Assassination Attempt on President Maduro & Connection Between Extreme Right and Cota 905 Terrorism

July 14, 2021 orinocotribune Alfredo Jimeno, assassination attempt, Colombia, cota 905, CTU, Drones, EL Coqui, Emilio Grateron, Freddy Guevara, Gavilan, Gilber Caro, Gocho Javier, Hasler Iglesias, Jorge Rodriguez, Koki, Leopoldo Lopez, Luis Somoza, President Maduro, terrorism, Venezuela

This Tuesday, July 13, during a press conference held at the Federal Legislative Palace, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly

President Maduro showing part of the military arsenal seized after the police operation against the paramilitary gang of El Coqui. Photo Prensa Presidencial.

News Security and Defense

President Maduro: More than 20 Colombian Paramilitaries Trained Cota 905 Gangs

July 12, 2021 orinocotribune Apure, CIA, Colombia, cota 905, EL Coqui, Jose Peligro, Leopoldo Lopez, Operation Gideon, paramilitary, President Maduro, Venezuela

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced this Sunday, July 11, that during the operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro in

Officers of the Special Actions Forces (FAES) of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) in a patrol at the entrance of the Cota 905 neighborhood, Caracas (Photo: Rayner Peña / EFE).

Opinion Security and Defense

Venezuela: Cota 905 and the Role of Armed Groups in the Hybrid War

July 12, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Caracas, Colombia, cota 905, EL Coqui, failed state, hybrid war, Koki, paramilitary violence, regime change operation, US Imperialism, Venezuela

By Misión Verdad – Jun 10, 2021 As these lines are being written, the Venezuelan State security forces are conducting

VP Delcy Rodriguez and Minister Carmen Melendez providing details of the security operation "Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro" deployed in Caracas to neutralize EL Coqui paramilitary gang operation in Cota 905, Caracas. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Vice Presidency.

News Security and Defense

Three ‘Colombian Paramilitaries’ Captured in Operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro in Caracas

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, Carmen Melendez, CIA, Colombia destabilizing the region, Colombian mercenaries, colombian paramilitaries, cota 905, Craig Faller, Delcy Rodríguez, Drug Trafficking, EL Coqui, Haití, Operation Gideon, Operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro, SouthCom, US Imperialism, Venezuela, William Burns

”We have captured three ‘Colombian paramilitaries’ as part of Operation Gran Cacique Indio Guaicaipuro, and we have also seized weapons

FAES special operation agents deployed in Cota 905, Caracas. Photos courtesy of RedRadioVE.

News Security and Defense

President Maduro: Enemies of Venezuela Intend to Generate Anxiety Using Criminal Gangs – El Coqui with Primero Justicia T-Shirt

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Lucía Eugenia Córdova Caracas, Carmen Melendez, cota 905, EL Coqui, FAES, griminal gangs, President Maduro, right wing criminals, Venezuela

“The enemies of the country intend to generate anxiety through the financing of criminal gangs,” alerted the President of the

Featured image: CICPC Special Force agent walking near Plaza Madariaga in El Paraiso, Caracas on July 8, 2021. Photo by of Orinoco Tribune.

News Security and Defense

El Coqui and his Paramilitary Gang Terrorize Caracas Residents – Political Connections

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, cota 905, criminal gangs, DCDO, DIE, EL Coqui, El Galvis, el paraiso, El Vampi, European Union, FAES, Guaido, narco terrorist gangs, UOTE, Venezuela

This Wednesday, July 7, the La Cota 905 neighborhood in Caracas experienced an unprecedented episode of violence instigated by the

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