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They were killed by eight “terrorist mercenaries” and two of their comrades were detained on the north coast of Venezuela during an alleged invasion attempt. This was announced by Diosdado Cabello, president of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela (ANC), in Caracas on Sunday.
Speaking on state television, the ANC president, made up of supporters of head of state Nicolás Maduro, said that people tried to enter Venezuela by boat at dawn and that he had a “bigger arsenal of weapons.”
According to Cabello, in the background are the United States and Colombia, where the speedboats began. One of those arrested is a Venezuelan citizen who, according to Cabello, stated that he works for the United States Drug Control Administration (DEA).
“A group of Colombian terrorists wanted to carry out an invasion from the sea with the aim of assassinating and killing members of the revolutionary government,” said Interior Minister Néstor Reverol.
Critics of Venezuela’s socialist leadership say Maduro has already made invasion attempts on several occasions. “Do they come from Colombia and try to enter the country through the north of Venezuela, only through Macuto?” Hebert Garcia, a former Venezuelan general and minister, wrote, referring to the city near La Guira, where the intruders allegedly landed. La Guira, 30 km north of Caracas, is one of the best protected ports in Venezuela, while the land borders of Venezuela and Colombia are difficult to control. “Something is wrong here. There may have been a war between the drug cartels, but not everything seems like an invasion by terrorists,” he added.
Venezuela’s domestic political crisis worsened in January last year after opposition leader Juan Guaidó, whose parliamentary presidency had previously been revoked by a supreme court loyal to the Maduro government, was proclaimed interim president of Venezuela. Since then, led by the United States, many western and regional countries have recognized him in this capacity until free elections are held. However, Maduro was able to retain his power, especially thanks to the support of the Venezuelan army and its key allies, including China, Russia, Cuba and Turkey.
Venezuela, once enriched by oil revenues, is also experiencing one of the worst economic crises in its history in recent years, as well as the country’s health system: a severe shortage of medicines and a lack of medical supplies. (MTI)
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