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<h1 class="reader-title">Venezuela Seizes US Weapons Destined
for Coup Plotters</h1>
Published 6 February 2019</div>
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<p>Venezuelan authorities seized a bunch of U.S-made
weapons during an operation in the Aducarga storage yard
at the Arturo Michelena International Airport, in the
state of Valencia.</p>
<p>The Deputy Minister of Prevention and Citizen Security
of Venezuela, Endes Palencia wrote on Twitter that the
arms came from Miami.</p>
<p>During the operation, members of Command of Area 41 of
the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and officials of the
National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax
Administration (Seniat) were present.</p>
<p>The Prosecutor’s Office ordered the investigation to
find those responsible for financing groups that want to
threaten the peace and order of the Bolivarian Republic.</p>
<p>“19 rifles, 118 rifle chargers, 4 rifle holders 3 gun
sights, 90 radio antennas, 6 telephones were found in
the storage yard of the Valencia airport which entered
the country # 3Feb in the Air Bus N881YV from Miami, USA
# 5Feb,” the deputy minister wrote. </p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">✔19 fusiles<br>
✔118 cargadores de fusil<br>
✔4 porta fusil<br>
✔3 miras para fusil<br>
✔90 antenas de radio<br>
✔6 teléfonos fueron hallados en el patio de
almacenamiento del aeropuerto de Valencia los
cuales ingresaron al país el <a
href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3Feb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#3Feb</a>
en el Air Bus N881YV procedente de Miami,EEUU <a
href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/5Feb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#5Feb</a>
<a href="https://t.co/5wnBFnxaFt">pic.twitter.com/5wnBFnxaFt</a></p>
— GD Endes Palencia Ortiz (@PalenciaEndes) <a
href="https://twitter.com/PalenciaEndes/status/1092877981347926016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February
5, 2019</a> </blockquote>
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<p>The arms were allegedly linked to groups attempting a
failed coup in Venezuela. The government reinforced
security in port, air terminals, customs zones to
guarantee security.</p>
<p>This operation came at a time when the U.S. President
Donald Trump expressed full support for the Venezuelan
opposition among whom Juan Guaido illegally declared
himself an interim president of the country.</p>
<p>The attempted coup, supported by the interventionist
North American country, was slammed by the legally and
democratically elected <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Maduro-Asks-International-Community-to-End-USs-Threats-of-War-20190204-0025.html"
target="_blank">President Nicolas Maduro</a> who has
been calling for peace talks and dialogue with the
right-wing opposition to end the political standoff. </p>
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