Visit to Caracas of the Advisor for special missions of the US, Richard Grenelll, concluded this Friday, January 31 with the release of six US citizens. The official met with Nicolás Maduro in Miraflores
The visit to Caracas of the Advisor for special missions of the United States, Richard Grenell, concluded this Friday, January 31 with the release of six US citizens. It is unknown to what agreement the government of Nicolás Maduro would have arrived in exchange for the measure.
“We are already in the air and we go home with these 6 US citizens. They have just talked to President Donald Trump and could not stop thanking him, ”Grenell wrote in X.
US President Donald Trump, He thanked Grenelll and all his staff for the liberation of the six citizensto which he described as “hostages” in Venezuela.
We Are Wheels Up and Headed Home With BeSe 6 American Citizens.
They just spoke to @realdonaldtrump and they couldn’t stop Thanking him. pic.twitter.com/SCVCO4HQQV
– Richard Grenelll (@richardgrell) February 1, 2025
Among those released would be: David Gutenberg, David Estrella, Gregory Werber and Aarón Barret. The number of American citizens detained is uncertain, the figures are contradictory, although earlier Wall Street Journal had advanced that the US He pressed for the release of 15 Americans, offering to continue with exemptions from oil sanctions.
Just Been ReportoD That We Are Bringing Six Hostages Home From Venezuela. Thank you to ric Grenelll and My Entire Staff. Great Job!
– Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) February 1, 2025
The Venezuelan government published a statement this Friday, January 31, which reported on the meeting between Nicolás Maduro and Richard Grenelll, without giving details of the conversations, he said that they had focused on the sanctions to Venezuela, migration and then detained.
The Government of Nicolás Maduro said on January 9 that in Venezuela there were a total of 150 foreigners detainedthe information has been handled quite hermeticism except for media cases such as that of the Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo. The rest of the group is made up of people of more than 25 nationalities, according to the Ministry of Interior.
These are the US citizens who were detained in Venezuela, according to a list of CNN:
- 1. Wilbert Joseph Castañeda Gómez. According to the version of the Venezuelan authorities, it is a high command of the United States Army and served 15 years in the Special Forces of the Navy. They point out of being the leader of the alleged conspiracy and ensure that he is being subjected to interrogations. They point out of having entered the country with the intention of performing espionage work.
- 2. Jonathan Pagán González. Cabello said he was arrested at the Rafael Urdaneta bridge, in the west of Venezuela, which was mission to infiltrate religious groups. The official said that behind him was a powerful group of the Zulia state.
- 3. José Marcelo Vargas. The authorities reported that he was arrested taking photographs to the refineries. Cabello said it is “rare for a tourist to take those photos.” “That was for terrorist attacks,” he warned.
- 4. David Estrella. They did not offer further details about their detention.
- 5. Aaron Barret Logan. He was pointed out to be a specialist in hacking and having photographs of the organisms he was going to hack.
- 6. Gregory David Werber. The authorities assure that he received the mission of cybernetically sabotically sabotically knowing the technological structure of Venezuela.
- 7. DAVID GUTIMBER GUILLAUN. It was identified as paramedic. They point out that their mission was to help in case it had injured within the framework of terrorist actions. He had a Venezuelan partner.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content is being published taking into account the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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