{"id":2341264,"date":"2024-09-14T21:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T01:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-americans-arrested-in-venezuela-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilize-country-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T21:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T01:28:23","slug":"three-americans-arrested-in-venezuela-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilize-country-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-americans-arrested-in-venezuela-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilize-country-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Americans arrested in Venezuela over alleged plot to \u2018destabilize\u2019 country &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-americans-arrested-in-venezuela-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilize-country-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three Americans were arrested\u200c in Venezuela, \u200dalong with two\u200d Spaniards and one Czech\u2064 national, \u200dfor\u200c allegedly plotting to\u2063 destabilize the country through violent means. \u2064Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello claimed the group was planning an attack on President Nicol\u00e1s\u2064 Maduro and had seized 400 rifles as \u2063part of the \u2063plot. One of the detained Americans is believed to be a Navy sailor who was in Venezuela \u200dfor personal travel. \u2062Cabello also suggested that the \u2063arrested individuals \u200chad \u2063connections to their \u2064home countries&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-impeachment-appears-to-be-distraction-from-what-democrat-leadership-knew-about-jan-6\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson: Impeachment Appears to Be Distraction From What Democrat Leadership Knew About Jan. 6\">intelligence agencies<\/a> and \u2064implicated Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in \u2064the conspiracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Three Americans arrested in Venezuela over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-report-warned-of-extremist-plot-to-attack-congress-on-january-6-but-capitol-security-was-not-increased-to-meet-threat\/\" title=\"FBI Report Warned of Extremist Plot to Attack Congress on January 6, But Capitol Security Was Not Increased to Meet Threat\">alleged plot<\/a> to &lsquo;destabilize&rsquo; country<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1759604\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Three Americans were arrested in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Venezuela<\/a> over an alleged plot to &ldquo;destabilize&rdquo; the country through &ldquo;violent actions,&rdquo; according to the Venezuelan government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello alleged that those arrested, which included three Americans, two Spaniards, and one Czech national, were planning an attack on Venezuelan President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and the Venezuelan government. He also claimed that they seized 400 rifles in connection to the alleged plot. One of the Americans is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/3-u-s-citizens-2-spaniards-held-over-alleged-plot-to-destabilize-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> a Navy sailor who was detained in the country earlier this month while on personal travel.<\/p>\n<p>Cabello said the Americans and Spaniards arrested were linked to their respective nations&rsquo; intelligence agencies. He also linked the plot to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who supplied <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-us-sanctions-presidential-election-0e0033f6259d4b7d3a600965813db2b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"evidence\">evidence<\/a> that Maduro lost the controversial July 28 presidential election to opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The arrests come just days after the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3153383\/us-sanctions-venezuela-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sanctioned\">sanctioned<\/a> 16 Venezuelan election officials who are believed to be Maduro sympathizers and complicit in the country&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">election fraud<\/a> by helping Maduro remain in power even though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-donald-trump-did-not-win-every-state-except-new-york-in-the-2020-election\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Donald Trump Did Not Win Every State Except New York In The 2020 Election\">election results show<\/a> he lost. The Treasury Department&nbsp;took action against members of&nbsp;Venezuela&rsquo;s National Electoral Council and Supreme Tribunal of Justice, who are accused of repressing and&nbsp;violating citizens&rsquo; rights&nbsp;&ldquo;through intimidation, indiscriminate detentions, and censorship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The State Department also announced visa restrictions on 2,000 people suspected of being &ldquo;Maduro-aligned officials&rdquo; as accomplices in Venezuela&rsquo;s election fraud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1759604\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1759604\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Americans have been detained in Venezuela for allegedly attempting to &#8220;destabilize&#8221; the nation through &#8220;violent actions,&#8221; as stated by the Venezuelan government. Diosdado Cabello, the Interior Minister, claimed that the group\u2014comprising three Americans, two Spaniards, and one Czech citizen\u2014was plotting an attack against President Nicolas Maduro and his administration. He also mentioned that they had confiscated 400 rifles related to this supposed conspiracy. One of the detained Americans is reportedly a Navy sailor who was arrested during personal travel earlier this month. Cabello suggested that those arrested had connections to their countries&#8217; intelligence agencies and implicated opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the plot, claiming she provided evidence showing Maduro&#8217;s loss in the disputed July 28 presidential election to opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.<\/p>\n<p>These arrests occurred shortly after the United States imposed sanctions on 16 Venezuelan election officials believed to be aligned with Maduro and complicit in electoral fraud aimed at keeping him in power despite losing according to election results. The U.S. Treasury Department targeted members of Venezuela\u2019s National Electoral Council and Supreme Tribunal of Justice for repressing citizens&#8217; rights through intimidation, arbitrary detentions, and censorship. Additionally, the State Department announced visa restrictions on 2,000 individuals suspected of being &#8220;Maduro-aligned officials&#8221; involved in electoral fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2341265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24213778214130.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3884,4283,14099],"class_list":["post-2341264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-americans","tag-arrests","tag-venezuela"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24213778214130.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}