Venezuela has released 7 jailed Americans in prisoner swap

Venezuela frees seven detained Americans in exchange for US release of President Maduro’s nephews

Venezuela Saturday released seven Americans in a prisoner exchange for two relatives of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the release of Jorge Toledo, Tomeu Vadell, José Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Matthew Heath, Osman Khan and Jose Pereira came after “extraordinary efforts and perseverance across the State Department and wider U.S. government for many months.”Toledo, Vadell, José Luis Zambrano, Ali…

Venezuela frees 7 jailed Americans in exchange for Maduro family drug smugglers

CARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan government freed seven Americans detained in the country, including five oil executives, in exchange for two family members of President Nicolás Maduro jailed in the United States on drug convictions since 2015.

Venezuela swaps 7 jailed Americans for Maduro relatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare softening of hostile relations, Venezuela freed on Saturday seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the United States releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro’s wife who had been jailed for years on narcotics convictions.The swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, follows months of back channel diplomacy by senior U.S. officials — secretive talks with a major oil pr…

Biden's prisoner swap frees five Americans from Venezuela prison in exchange for two Venezuelans

First Lady's nephews are free

Biden admin releases 2 Maduro 'narco nephews' in exchange for 7 imprisoned Americans in Venezuela · American Wire News

Venezuela swaps 7 imprisoned American for 2 of Maduro's family members in largest prisoner exchange of Biden's administration

Jailed Nephews of Venezuelan President's Wife Released In Exchange For Seven Imprisoned Americans

On Saturday, Venezuela freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro’s wife.  The two Venezuelans were jailed in the U.S on drug smuggling charges. Franqui Flores and Efrain Campo, nephews of Cilia Flores, were granted clemency by Joe Biden to facilitate the exchange. The Americans released included…