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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

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

Kid contemplating Caracas from a poor barrio. Carlos Becerra / Gettyimages.ru / Actualidad RT.

News Security and Defense

Venezuelan Authorities Launch Operation to Defend Caracas Against Criminal Gangs Terrorizing the Population

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, cicpc, Colombia, Coqui, cota 905, El Cementerio, EL Coqui, el paraiso, FAES, gang violence, La Vega, Operation Gedeon, Quinta Crespo, Venezuela

As a measure against the actions that criminal gangs have carried out in the last 48 hours in various sectors

Venezuelan law enforcement agents during a police operation in a barrio of Caracas. Referential file photo.

News Security and Defense

Shooting Monday in Caracas Leaves Three Dead

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, Carmen Melendez, cota 905, EL Coqui, El Garbys, El Vampi, La Vega, paramilitary gangs, shooting, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

A man and a woman were killed by firearms during a shooting in the early morning of this Monday, June

Featured image: Armored vehicle advancing in the narrow streets of La Vega (Caracas) during a police deployment to neutralize El Coqui gang. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

News Security and Defense

Venezuela Deploys Security Operation in Caracas (La Vega – Cota 905) to Neutralize Criminal Gangs

June 13, 2021 orinocotribune anti democratic opposition, Caracas, Carmen Melendez, cota 905, criminal gangs, EL Coqui, FAES, Gilber Caro, La Vega, Pedro Carreno, police deployment, Vladimir Padrino

A police deployment was carried out this Saturday, June 12, in La Vega parish of Caracas, by members of the