Posted on 10/27/2025 9:50:04 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Nicolás Maduro regime said Sunday Venezuela has captured a group of alleged mercenaries with ties to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and accused Washington and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises intended to provoke an armed confrontation in the Caribbean.
In a statement released by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, the socialist government said the arrests revealed what it described as a “false-flag operation” planned from waters bordering Trinidad and Tobago, or from Trinidadian or Venezuelan territory, “to generate a full-scale military confrontation” against Venezuela.
The regime’s announcement comes amid the fast-growing buildup of U.S. forces in the Caribbean launched by President Donald Trump to combat drug cartels. The administration has signaled that it might soon authorize ground incursions into Venezuela to target the so-called Cartel de los Soles, a narco-trafficking organization the U.S. claims is led by Maduro himself.
The Venezuelan government did not release any evidence or details about the alleged arrests, such as the number of suspects, their nationalities, or when and where they were detained.
Caracas also linked the alleged plot to military drills it claims are being carried out this week by Trinidad and Tobago “under the coordination, financing, and control” of the U.S. Southern Command, calling them “a hostile provocation and a grave threat to the peace of the Caribbean.”
Accusations against Trinidad and Tobago The statement accused Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of having “renounced the sovereignty” of her country to act as a “military colony subordinated to U.S. hegemonic interests.
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Because Socialist governments don’t lie. Why would they announce they captured such a group?
Nahhh!
Maduro will be the hit, when the time comes.
This smells like typical leftist projection but it could also be indicative of CIA incompetence, deliberate or otherwise. Best we be looking at potential money laundering operations between CIA and Venezuela to figure out which.
They mention Trinidadians, but what about the rest of the country?
Are they called Toboggans?
Is that like the Jamaican bobsled?
Didn’t this happen about 10 years ago?
Why would they announce such a capture of a CIA Group?
To brag about it.
Don’t forget, just last year a U.S. Navy Seal Wilbert Castaneda was arrested in September of 2024, accused to be part of a small group plotting to assassinate Maduro.
He was later released (July of 2025) as part of a prisoner exchange. The U.S. Govt. denied the allegations and stated those individuals had been wrongfully detained.
Its a pretext to arrest political opposition figures.
Biden Admin (really Obama’s) marxists did the same thing, under “Russia, Russia, Russia” and “insurrection.”
Yes - despite all the fawning and idolization of “special operations” types, some of these guys aren’t the brightest bulbs in the pack.
This is a lie. The O’Bama/ Bidenskyyy Weaponized CIA does not have any interest in foreigners anymore. They only go after Americans.
Did any of the alleged mercenaries answer to “Matice,” “Ryan”, “Uber Select,” “Coyote,” or “Disco”?
Maduro: Bus Driver turned dictator ... I’m sure the Demoncreats in the US will criticize any action Pres. Trump might take to rid the world of this scumbag.
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