Venezuelan police move in on gang-run Caracas neighbourhoods

After two days of heavy shootings in eastern Caracas, law enforcement agents enter the ‘Cota 905’ area.

Venezuelan security forces have entered certain areas in the capital, Caracas, seeking to end days of deadly fighting with armed gangs. No official death toll has been given but local media say a dozen people, including several bystanders, have lost their lives since clashes broke out between gangsters and police in the eastern Caracas neighbourhoods on Wednesday. After two days of heavy shootings, law enforcement agents managed to get inside “Cota 905” shantytown on Friday morning.