OREANDA-NEWS. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the detention of two US citizens who participated in an attempt to invade the country. “Among those captured are the traitor Antonio Sequera and a citizen with a last name Baduel, who stated that two Americans from [US President. – Ed.] Donald Trump’s security team were in the raiding group,” Maduro said. According to the politician, 13 mercenaries have already been captured, and 25 thousand Venezuelan soldiers are mobilized to search for the rest involved in the incident.

The Washington Post reported that the responsibility for the operation was taken by a former commando from Florida, Jordan Goudreau. After the Venezuelan authorities announced the disruption of the operation, Goudreau released a video in which he stated that the troops were still in battle.

According to the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, the fighters intended to carry out terrorist attacks, kill government leaders and stage a coup d’etat.