Photo: Lerry Cataño

In the afternoon of Wednesday,

The NCC conducted an inspection at the Casino Las Mercedes, located in the area of the same name during the activity found in the illegal operations of the same. According to this situation was the decommissioning of facilities.

In this sense, the president of the National Casinos and Minister of People's Power for Tourism, Pedro Morejon, reported that the place was more than 300 thousand illegal machines, of which only one hundred had proper permits issued by the CNC and by the National Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT).

Morejón stated that these actions were taken after receiving several complaints from the community and the various visitors to the site, on the alleged scams.

Similarly, the Minister stressed that the necessary actions are taken in conjunction with the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA), the SENIAT, the Corps of Criminal and Scientific Research (CICPC), as well as the Ministry of People's Power for Interior and Justice because it presumes that life in the place were people dedicated to the Mafia.

The holder of the CNC that expertise will be a machine in order to determine if they were to practice fraud intervened users. "Rest assured that the Government is working Bolivariano Manara is responsible to carry out the rules and laws necessary to provide security for the entire community in Venezuela."

The CICPC Deputy Commissioner Luis Fernandez, said that after the procedures and in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (COOP) persons involved in the case will be presented before a court of first instance in control functions.

For its part, the Superintendent of SENIAT, José David Cabello, said most of the machines were operating under false pretenses. "Of the 300 thousand machines, only 100 paid the tax."

Importantly, at the time of the raid on the premises of the casino, not the legal representatives were present, therefore, could not establish the working conditions of employees. (Press MINTUR / Normelys Muñoz)

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