🌎 Latin America Jun 12, 2026 · James Bargent

The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild

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The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild
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The Day the Bombs Fell: The Anti-Gang Op Where Venezuela’s Security Forces Ran Wild


This explainer is part of a series produced by InSight Crime and the Venezuelan human rights organization Defiende Venezuela. Explore the full investigation here.



*The testimonies used in this story are real, but the voices are generated by artificial intelligence and names were changed to protect the victims.





The Takeover




On the night of July 29, 2024, a criminal commando unit armed with rifle

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