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Who is Venezuelan gangster ‘The Hair’ Carla Díaz Torrealba?
A SEDUCTIVE 22-year-old female gangster is one of the most trusted henchmen of a mob boss in Venezuela.
In the world of organized crime, Carla Diaz Torrealba, 22, is recognized as "La Pelúa" and "La Greñuda" or "The Hair".
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Who is Venezuelan gangster 'The Hair' Carla Díaz Torrealba?
Torrealba is one of the most trusted henchmen of mob boss Carlos Luis “El Koki” Revete, who controls a large part of 's crime-ridden capital Caracas.
The 22-year-old mom of one regularly shares racy and scantily-clad snaps of herself, including posing with assault rifles, to her 1,400 followers on Instagram.
Local media in Venezuela claim she also acted as bait in honeytrap operations used to seduce rival mobsters before they were kidnapped.
Police say she is a key accomplice of El Koki, who acted as a "guardian" or lookout in his armed mob.
According to local reports, Torrealba was previously detained for robbery in 2019, but it was not clear whether she was wanted at the time of her arrest this week.
Has Carla Diaz Torrealba been arrested?
On July 22, .
According to , security forces were locked in firefights for days just miles away from the presidential palace in their hunt for mobster Revete.
However, El Koki escaped the police, but the authorities captured Torrealba.
El Koki, 43, has evaded capture for at least a decade despite a $500,000 reward offered by authorities.
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His power grew after Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro signed a 2017 deal with gang leaders, allowing them free reign over certain neighborhoods in Caracas.
They were meant to crack down on petty crime - but reportedly used the freedom to recruit battalions of teenage "soldiers" armed with assault rifles and grenades.
El Koki expanded his territory and gained a reputation as a warlord, reportedly terrorizing rivals while throwing lavish parties for his friends.
Maduro's regime has also alleged El Koki has links to opposition politicians, although analysts believe this is invented to distract from the government's own failures.
Last week authorities decided to move against him and sent hundreds of special forces officers into the Cota 905 district.
The ensuing shootout spilled onto the main motorway in the center of the city, reports say.
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At least 33 corpses were later counted in the area, according to , a Venezuelan independent journalism initiative.
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There were also claims of extrajudicial executions by the police.
El Koki remains at large after the latest bloodshed claimed dozens of his associates.
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