Venezuelan gang-run jail with its own nightclub, zoo and swimming pool recaptured by military

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A group of people sitting on the ground in front of a Venezuelan gang-run jail.

More than 11,000 military officers have raided a gang-run jail in Venezuela which was found to have a zoo, swimming pool and nightclub.

Tocorón Penitentiary Center in in the country’s north-central state Aragua, had become the country’s most notorious prison after a gang of inmates had seized control and turned it into headquarters for the Tren de Aragua gang.

The gang have been in control of the prison for several years, allowing prisoners to roam freely, decking the space…