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2. 'DEA KNEW' US government 'WAS told' of gun smuggling ahead of failed Venezuela coup by ex-Green Berets

Kassidy Vavra, News Reporter
Published: 12:27 ET, May 7 2020 Updated: 13:46 ET, May 7 2020

THE US government knew weapons were being smuggled to training camps ahead of a failed Venezuela coup led by a former Green Beret, officials told AP.

US officials earlier this week denied knowledge of the “Rambo mercenary plot” led by Jordan Goudreau, 43, to kill or capture President Nicolas Maduro.



Ex-Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who was allegedly involved in a plan to capture Venezuela's president Credit: Instagram



Weapons reportedly seized that were being smuggled into jungle training campsCredit: Government of Venezuela



Jordan Goudreau, 43, is seen in footage of the president’s campaign rallies in 2018 wearing an earpiece.
However, the DEA was reportedly tipped off about the smuggling earlier this year.

The DEA failed to act on the tip, had no idea who Goudreau was, and did not open a formal probe, the officials told AP.

The agency assumed the weapons were being sent to leftist rebels or criminal gangs in Colombia and passed it on to the Department of Homeland Security.

The report that the US government were informed came after Venezuela arrested two US mercenaries over a plot “to assassinate Maduro.”

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https://www.the-sun.com/news/795874/governmnet-told-rambo-gun-smuggling-failed-maduro-assassination/