Venezuelan authorities arrest 2 Guaidó security guards
Posted Jul 13, 2019 02:50:21 PM.
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have detained two members of opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s security team and accused them of trying to sell weapons belonging to the state.
Socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello said Saturday that the suspects planned to sell four guns allegedly used during Guaidó’s failed military rebellion on April 30.
Guaidó on Friday tweeted that two members of his team, Erick Sánchez y Jason Parisi, had been taken into custody in Caracas while providing security for his family as he travelled outside the capital. He addressed supporters in the western state of Trujillo on Saturday.
The arrests come after several days of talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition as the two sides seek a solution to the country’s political standoff.
The Associated Press
