Biker says motorcycle riders in Venezuela are being killed for spare vehicle parts

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The leader of Venezuela's National Socialist Federation of Motorbikers says that shortages of motorcycle parts are leading people to kill riders for their bikes.

"Well-dressed women participate in the scam," Jorge Montaño told Reuters. "They ask for a taxi ride, and when you arrive there is a thief waiting to rob you. Sometimes our companions don't want to hand over the motorcycle and they shoot them in the legs or they kill them." Montaño said that 17 people have been killed for their bikes so far this year in his home state of Vargas.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.