400 rifles from the US were seized
The new Minister of Internal Affairs, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, said this Saturday that the country’s security agencies They seized 400 rifles that allegedly came from the United States and He linked the opposition sector to this.
In the face of accusations without evidence, Cabello indicated that a group of people linked to an alleged destabilizing operation are already detained..
“We carried out raids, people who had rifles in their homes, groups of 10, 12 rifles linked to acts of violence that they planned to generate, and that they generated in the last elections of July 28,” he said during a press conference.
He reiterated that “The United States government is linked to this operation Because in the investigation we have found out that in Orlando, Florida, in the parcel services, the FBI was there. We have that video.”
What Diosdado Cabello said about the seized rifles allegedly coming from the US
Apart from the rifles, the Minister appointed by Maduro He added that a few days ago they captured some people who were planning to throw grenades at the Argentine embassy in Caracas. This was done in order to later blame Chavismo for the attack.
“These rifles were not for an exhibition, they were for terrorist acts that were going to occur in Venezuela. Terrorism promoted by political sectors in the country,” he said.
In his opinion, the country is “under constant siege by imperialism and its unscrupulous allies.” He also accused Ivan Simonovis of being the mastermind behind this arms trafficking.
Two Spanish citizens arrested
In this context, Diosdado Cabello announced that two Spanish citizens were also arrested and accused of being involved in the alleged plan to carry out “terrorist acts” against Maduro.
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet confirmed this fact. The nationals of that country respond to the names of José María Basoa and Andrés Martínez Adasne. Both were captured in Puerto Ayacucho.
Cabello said that both were linked to the political party Vente Venezuela and the Spanish National Intelligence Centre. A Czech citizen and a Venezuelan woman were also among those arrested.
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