Argentine National Among Alleged Conspirators Arrested in Venezuela
- On May 22, 2025, Venezuelan authorities arrested 38 individuals including foreigners accused of plotting terrorist attacks ahead of the May 25 elections.
- The arrests followed intelligence efforts targeting a transnational mafia linked to mercenary violence, drug trafficking, and sabotage intended to destabilize Venezuela.
- The detainees planned embassy bombings, kidnappings of officials’ relatives, and attacks on political figures to generate chaos during the regional and legislative elections.
- Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello reported that authorities seized 200 kilograms of gunpowder from the group during a maritime interception, and stated that they had been paid US$25,000 to carry out violent operations.
- The government reinforced election security and border controls while Argentine officials initiated investigations amid severed diplomatic and consular ties.
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Maduro's Government Arrests Three Foreigners Accused of Conspiring Against Elections · Global Voices
The regime of Nicolás Maduro has arrested three foreign citizens for their alleged participation in a conspiracy against next Sunday’s elections in Venezuela. It is a Spaniard, an Argentine and a Bulgarian, who join an Albanian and other foreigners who had been arrested in previous days, with similar accusations. On this Thursday, the Spaniard and the Argentine, Pablo González Carrasco, have been released. There was no confirmation about the ide…
Argentine national among alleged conspirators arrested in Venezuela
Nationals of Argentina, Bulgaria, and Spain have been arrested in Venezuela. They were accused of plotting to 'sabotage, by violent means,' the country ahead of the May 25 regional and legislative elections. According to Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, the group was intercepted at sea with 200 kilos of gunpowder, allegedly part of a conspiracy linked to fugitive former commissioner Iván Simonovis and opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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