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Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot
Source: Associated Press
Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot
By JOSHUA GOODMAN
September 3, 2020
MIAMI (AP) — Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of a failed plot organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicolás Maduro, The Associated Press has learned
The three were arrested in simultaneous raids by heavily-armed security forces early Wednesday in the capital of Bogota, a person in contact with the men at the time of their arrest told AP. The person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the continuing investigation, said the three were picked up on charges of providing military training for illicit and “terrorist” activities, which carries a prison penalty of 20 to 30 years.
Two of the men, Maj. Juvenal Sequea and Capt. Juven Sequea, are the older brothers of the confessed commander of the failed May 3 incursion, Capt. Antonio Sequea, who is jailed in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. The third, Rayder Ruso, is a civilian who has long sought Maduro’s armed overthrow.
All three lived for months in rustic camps along Colombia’s Caribbean coast where Jordan Goudreau, an American war veteran, was helping organize a volunteer army for a rapid cross-border strike against Maduro.
But the men deserted the ragtag effort, known as Operation Gideon, prior to the beach assault — one of them month before — viewing it as a suicide mission that lacked the necessary support from the U.S.
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN
September 3, 2020
MIAMI (AP) — Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of a failed plot organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicolás Maduro, The Associated Press has learned
The three were arrested in simultaneous raids by heavily-armed security forces early Wednesday in the capital of Bogota, a person in contact with the men at the time of their arrest told AP. The person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the continuing investigation, said the three were picked up on charges of providing military training for illicit and “terrorist” activities, which carries a prison penalty of 20 to 30 years.
Two of the men, Maj. Juvenal Sequea and Capt. Juven Sequea, are the older brothers of the confessed commander of the failed May 3 incursion, Capt. Antonio Sequea, who is jailed in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. The third, Rayder Ruso, is a civilian who has long sought Maduro’s armed overthrow.
All three lived for months in rustic camps along Colombia’s Caribbean coast where Jordan Goudreau, an American war veteran, was helping organize a volunteer army for a rapid cross-border strike against Maduro.
But the men deserted the ragtag effort, known as Operation Gideon, prior to the beach assault — one of them month before — viewing it as a suicide mission that lacked the necessary support from the U.S.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/d43b5fa6f16dbeb4ac5005ff4a032231