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Caracas Is Eerily Safe After Deadly Police Raids in Venezuela
Venezuela is pulling out of the International Criminal Court, which is investigating the police campaign; officials point to the drop in crime as proof it worked.
On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on Wake Up, AmericaPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Caracas Is Eerily Safe After Deadly Police Raids in Venezuela Killed Thousands”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:21 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Venezuela.
- BBN covered this story before: Venezuela's Opposition Leader Breaks With Trump Over Oil Deal (October 15).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCrime has plunged in Caracas this morning, and The New York Times reports the reason is police raids that killed thousands of people.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVenezuela is now withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, which is investigating that campaign.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the court asks questions about the deaths, and the government's answer is to leave the room.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOfficials call the calm a success. The people who live there have a longer list of words for it.
The story so far
- Pulido case: Miami court date awaits after Venezuela custody · CBS News
- Fugitive in Venezuela money laundering cases to appear in U.S. court · The New York Times
- U.S. restores historic Abraham Lincoln Plaza in Caracas · Breitbart
- Space Force shows weapons used in Iran and Venezuela · WSJ
- Maduro and wife due back in court on new torture indictment · CBS News
- Venezuela's Opposition Leader Breaks With Trump Over Oil Deal · The New York Times
- Caracas Is Eerily Safe After Deadly Police Raids in Venezuela (this story)
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