Two US Citizens Detained Over Failed Armed Incursion in Venezuela

Venezuelan authorities detained 13 people, including two US citizens, for taking part in a failed armed incursion to oust President Nicolas Maduro, according to a press conference given by Maduro on May 4.

During the press conference, Maduro held up two US passports and a number of ID cards described as belonging to Airan Berry and Luke Denman, who he said were in custody and had been working with Jordan Goudreau, a US military veteran who leads a Florida-based security company called Silvercorp USA.

Gondreau identified himself as the organizer of the invasion and told Reuters that Berry and Denman were also involved.

Goudreau said his plan had been coordinated with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido; however, Guaido’s communications team denied this. Credit: Nicolas Maduro via Storyful