“We have captured 39 deserters trying to enter by the Colombian border.”
“We have captured 39 deserters trying to enter by the Colombian border,” Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino told state television.
Padrino said those arrested were “part of the general scheme” to overthrow Maduro, linking them to a failed sea-borne raid two weeks ago that Caracas said was backed by the United States and Colombia. Thursday’s arrests bring to 91 the number of people detained in what Venezuela said was a botched incursion.
The raid — which Maduro alleged on Wednesday had been planned in the White House — saw men landing in early May at Macuto, less than an hour from Caracas.Among the detainees are two former US soldiers, Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, who have been imprisoned and charged with “terrorism, conspiracy, illicit trafficking of weapons of war and association.” They could face between 25 to 30 years in prison.
Padrino did not provide further details about the alleged “deserters” arrested Thursday, or explain why they would have tried to enter Venezuela by land almost two weeks after the failed sea incursion.
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