Venezuelan media name alleged U.S. spy arrested near refinery complex
Source: Reuters
SEPTEMBER 13, 202012:51 PMUPDATED 8 HOURS AGO
By Reuters Staff
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Pro-government media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the country’s largest oil refinery complex.
Outlets close to the ruling Socialist Party identified the detainee as a former marine, John Heath Mattew, and said he was arrested on Thursday with three other people including a sergeant major in Venezuela’s National Guard as they drove between Falcon and Zulia states in northwestern Venezuela.
Ultimas Noticias newspaper, citing a preliminary report by the authorities, said the U.S. suspect was a former marine who had fought in Iraq, and that during the arrest soldiers seized a satellite phone, credit cards and mobile phones.
Reuters could not independently confirm the reports. Neither Venezuela’s information ministry nor prosecutor’s office immediately responded to requests for comment on Sunday.
The U.S. State Department had no comment on the matter. The White House did not respond to request for comment.
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