US EditionVenezuelan security forces have detained several Americans since Trump began military campaign: report
Over 100 people have died in U.S. strikes targeting drug smuggling in the Caribbean, while several Americans face charges or wrongful detention in Venezuela, officials said.
- In recent months, Venezuelan security forces have detained several Americans after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. military strikes and tanker interdictions.
- After earlier negotiations, the administration escalated pressure by accusing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of controlling Cartel de los Soles and suspending talks that freed 17 American citizens and permanent residents.
- Named detainees include James Luckey-Lange, traveler from Staten Island, Aidel Suarez, U.S. permanent resident, and Jonathan Torres Duque, Venezuelan-American; released detainees described abusive conditions and lack of due process including at Rodeo I.
- Washington warns the detentions could complicate U.S. military operations, while the U.S. Embassy in Colombia referred questions to the U.S. State Department, which did not respond.
- Analysts warn the tactic risks provoking further escalation, with James Stavridis, retired admiral, saying Maduro's approach will likely spur the Trump administration to increase pressure.
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Local 3 NewsVenezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months while the U.S. is carrying out a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, a familiar U.S. official told CNN. “The circumstances of individual cases vary, and some may have been involved in drug smuggling,” the official said. “U.S. officials are gathering information about what Americans were doing in Venezuela and at the time of their arrest,…
Venezuelan security forces have arrested several Americans in the months since the Donald Trump administration launched a military and economic pressure campaign against the government of this South American nation, according to a US official familiar with the matter. Some of the detainees face legitimate criminal charges, but the US government is considering naming two others as illegally detained, the U.S. official said.
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Venezuela detains Americans amid growing US pressure
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan security forces have detained several Americans in the months since the Trump administration began a military and economic pressure campaign against the government of the South American nation, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
A report released by the U.S. newspaper The New York Times would reveal that at least five U.S. citizens would be held captive in Venezuela in the midst of tension between the two nations.
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