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In September 2023, a raid took place at the Tocorón prison in Aragua state, Venezuela, where there were tin houses, a children's park, a swimming pool, a zoo, nightclubs, warehouses better stocked than supermarkets, weapons, drugs of all kinds, and Bitcoin mining.
The curious thing about the news reports and the authorities' statements is that they say "we found something." So, the prisoners built a swimming pool, brought in wild animals, among other things, and the police never noticed? It's too cynical to paint everything as if it were a surprise to them.
It's obvious who controls the prisons and who their allies are; there's no need to even mention it.
Hundreds of Bitcoin mining equipment were found in a room at the Aragua Penitentiary Center, better known as Tocorón prison, located in northern Venezuela.
According to experts, the Tocorón prison is the center of operations for the Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang that is growing stronger and stronger within the prison and has expanded its reach to other South American countries.
A Bitcoin mining farm was apparently operating inside the facility, although the video released does not show whether the equipment was connected to the power grid or if it could have been operating on-site.
Only a lot of digital mining equipment can be seen scattered around, some on shelves. These were among the luxuries and extravaganzas that the inmates indulged in.
Other discoveries also generated astonishment, such as a playground, ice cream parlors, restaurants, a swimming pool, a baseball stadium, a nightclub, and even a zoo with exotic animals. Everything reveals that the place is more like a small, lawless town than a prison with rules and regulations.
The discovery of mining equipment inside a prison is an unprecedented event in Venezuela. The incident came to light one day after a police operation discovered that a group of drug traffickers was operating a Bitcoin mining farm in Chile, as reported by CriptoNoticias.
That's pretty wild. So, the prison was basically just a compound for this gang?
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139 sats \ 0 replies \ @bief57 OP 13h
It looked more like a club than a prison.
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Why is there a children's playground in a prison?
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Can we not call this a prison please? K thanks.
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Great, prisons can run businesses, their business is mining bitcoins, do they cooperate with the prison guards? If prisons are like this, maybe the prisoners will be richer, and they will be happier in prison, because they take advantage of the business atmosphere in prison.
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