Venezuelan police begin manhunt for U.S. collaborators after Maduro, Flores capture
Venezuelan police have launched a search for collaborators following the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces, according to a decree declaring a state of emergency.
The decree, which came into force on Saturday but was made public in full on Monday, said all police units at the federal, state, and municipal levels had been instructed to look for individuals who supported the U.S. operation.
Earlier, several U.S. media outlets reported that the U.S. military appeared to have received on-the-ground assistance during the operation.
According to reports, one person in Mr Maduro’s inner circle is alleged to have repeatedly passed along information about his whereabouts.
Meanwhile, Venezuela’s journalists’ union, the National Union of Press Workers, said 14 journalists had been detained in the interim.
The organisation later said all journalists had since been released.
(dpa/NAN)
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