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Added on the 20/09/2023 22:25:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Guns, ammunition, grenades, vehicles and other seized items are put on show at Venezuela's Tocoron prison, after authorities took back control of it from a powerful gang in a major operation involving 11,000 members of its security forces. IMAGES
Relatives of inmates wait outside for news as Venezuelan police and military take back control of Tocuyito prison, the South American country's most populated. According to authorities, the operation was carried out due to "illegal activities" in the prison that is home to more than 2,000 inmates. IMAGES
New information detailing the elaborate Dannemora prison break has emerged following the end of a three-week manhunt that saw one escaped inmate shot dead and another captured.
Ecuador's police arrest a gang leader accused in a failed plot to assassinate Ecuador's attorney general, three months after escaping from prison, according to officials. Fabricio Colon Pico, a leader of the Los Lobos gang, was one of the country's most wanted men. IMAGES
Military and police guard an air base in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil where the wife and children of Ecuadoran fugitive Adolfo Macias, the drug lord known as "Fito," are being held after being expelled from Argentina. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.