Deputy Minister of Risk Management: There are 16 people arrested for arson in Caracas
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Published at: 09/04/2024 12:14 PM
16 people have been arrested in the last few hours for their alleged connection to the forest fires that occurred in Caracas on Tuesday night, said the Deputy Minister for Risk Management and Civil Protection, M/G Carlos Pérez Am.
During a telephone contact with Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Pérez Amexplained that those arrested have already been sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Criminal Law.
“These fires in the Waraira Repano are not accidental, it seems that they are surgical actions by unscrupulous hands to directly attack the people of Caracas,” he said.
In the same way, Pérez Ampointed out that public security agencies have already controlled all the fires that broke out in Caracas and Miranda.
However, he highlighted that firefighters and civil protection are still deployed attacking four forest fires in Carabobo state.
Mazo News Team