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On September 19, Venezuelan law enforcement agencies seized several dozen ASIC miners and a huge armory as a result of the storming of the Tokoron prison in the city of Maracay. This is reported by France24.
More than 11,000 police and soldiers took part in the large-scale operation, supported by tanks and armored vehicles. One special forces officer was killed.
The prison was for several years under the control of the country's largest gang, the Tren de Aragua, and was its headquarters.
In addition to the room for mining cryptocurrencies, there was a casino, a nightclub, restaurants, a baseball field and a zoo with exotic animals on the territory. The latter died due to a fire that started during the assault.
According to the Venezuelan Interior Ministry, 1,600 prisoners were enslaved by gang leaders. After seizing control of the prison, some of them managed to escape, the rest were distributed to other correctional institutions.
Among the items seized, the authorities demonstrated rocket launchers, sniper rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, explosives, machine-gun belts, drugs and expensive motorcycles.
The Tren de Aragua gang has about 5,000 members. She has been implicated in crimes across Venezuela, as well as in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.
Recall that at the end of June, the Malaysian electricity supplier Sarawak Energy revealed a mining farm on the island of Borneo, the owners of which were engaged in illegal mining of cryptocurrencies.
More than 11,000 police and soldiers took part in the large-scale operation, supported by tanks and armored vehicles. One special forces officer was killed.
The prison was for several years under the control of the country's largest gang, the Tren de Aragua, and was its headquarters.
In addition to the room for mining cryptocurrencies, there was a casino, a nightclub, restaurants, a baseball field and a zoo with exotic animals on the territory. The latter died due to a fire that started during the assault.
According to the Venezuelan Interior Ministry, 1,600 prisoners were enslaved by gang leaders. After seizing control of the prison, some of them managed to escape, the rest were distributed to other correctional institutions.
Among the items seized, the authorities demonstrated rocket launchers, sniper rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, explosives, machine-gun belts, drugs and expensive motorcycles.
The Tren de Aragua gang has about 5,000 members. She has been implicated in crimes across Venezuela, as well as in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.
Recall that at the end of June, the Malaysian electricity supplier Sarawak Energy revealed a mining farm on the island of Borneo, the owners of which were engaged in illegal mining of cryptocurrencies.
