What the records say
- When
- 8 Jan 2021
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 23
- Coordinates
- 10.48° N, 66.95° W
- Description
- Venezuelan massacre
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
La Vega raid
2021 police raid on the gang controlling La Vega Parish, Caracas, Venezuela
The La Vega raid was a police raid that occurred on 8 January 2021 in La Vega Parish, Caracas, Venezuela. The objective of the raid was to take control of La Vega Parish, which was controlled by a criminal organization, led by Leonardo José Polanco Angulo; he was a drug lord, known as "El Loco Leo".
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