{"id":115491,"date":"2020-09-03T20:07:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T20:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/03\/colombia-arrests-3-venezuelans-tied-to-anti-maduro-plot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:17:31","slug":"colombia-arrests-3-venezuelans-tied-to-anti-maduro-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/09\/03\/colombia-arrests-3-venezuelans-tied-to-anti-maduro-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIAMI \u2014 Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/01\/ex-green-beret-led-failed-attempt-to-oust-venezuelas-maduro\/\" target=_blank>a failed plot <\/a>organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, The Associated Press has learned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three were arrested in simultaneous raids by heavily-armed security forces early Wednesday in the capital of Bogota, a person in contact with the men at the time of their arrest told AP. The person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the continuing investigation, said the three were picked up on charges of providing military training for illicit and \u201cterrorist\u201d activities, which carries a prison penalty of 20 to 30 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two of the men, Maj. Juvenal Sequea and Capt. Juven Sequea, are the older brothers of the confessed commander of the failed May 3 incursion, Capt. Antonio Sequea, who is jailed in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. The third, Rayder Ruso, is a civilian who has long sought Maduro\u2019s armed overthrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All three lived for months in rustic camps along Colombia\u2019s Caribbean coast where<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/06\/heres-the-career-info-for-the-former-green-berets-involved-in-venezuela-raid-debacle\/\" target=_blank> Jordan Goudreau, an American war veteran<\/a>, was helping organize a volunteer army for a rapid cross-border strike against Maduro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the men deserted the ragtag effort, known as Operation Gideon, prior to the beach assault \u2014 one of them month before \u2014 viewing it as a suicide mission that lacked the necessary support from the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/08\/09\/ex-green-berets-sentenced-to-20-years-for-failed-venezuela-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20127546732807.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ex-Green Berets sentenced to 20 years for failed Venezuela attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former U.S. Special Forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a blunder-filled beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was dubbed the \u201cBay of Piglets\u201d \u2014 after the failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by anti-communist exiles \u2014 ended in a propaganda victory for Maduro with the capture of dozens of would-be combatants, including two of Goudreau\u2019s former special forces buddies, Luke Denman and Airan Berry, who quickly pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 20 years in prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDonald Trump OK\u2019d my murder, I am not exaggerating, and they are trying to send a group of snipers or hire snipers in Venezuela to kill me,\u201d Maduro said Tuesday, recalling the bizarre attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid\u00f3 was also linked to the plot when it was revealed that two of his aides in Miami signed last fall a 42-page contract with Goudreau\u2019s Florida company, Silvercorp USA, to carry out regime change. The aides said they backed out of the deal before Christmas due to a mix of differences with Goudreau and a change in strategy. They said no money changed hands except $50,000 to cover Goudreau\u2019s initial expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full telling of the plot and what, if anything, U.S. officials knew in advance has been elusive despite questions from Democrats in Congress angry over the raid. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/12\/family-of-ex-green-beret-captured-in-venezuela-says-men-likely-believed-they-were-trying-to-liberate-the-oppressed\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Denman1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Family of ex-Green Beret captured in Venezuela says men likely believed they were trying to liberate the oppressed<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Luke Denman&#039;s family and friends are hoping for a safe return from Venezuela.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were media reports that a fourth person, Yacsy \u00c1lvarez, who served as Goudreau\u2019s translator and assistant in Colombia, had also been arrested Wednesday in Colombia for aiding the plot. AP was unable to confirm whether she had been arrested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, \u00c1lvarez flew with the three Americans from Miami to Colombia on a plane owned by her one-time boss, Franklin Dur\u00e1n, a wealthy businessman with a history of close ties to Maduro\u2019s predecessor and mentor, the late Hugo Ch\u00e1vez. Dur\u00e1n was arrested  in May on charges connected to the plot, including treason, rebellion, conspiracy with a foreign government and arms trafficking and terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1lvarez was also an associate of Goudreau\u2019s would-be partner in arms, retired Venezuelan army Gen. Cliver Alcal\u00e1, who like \u00c1lvarez had been living in Colombian city of Barranquilla after breaking with Maduro and fleeing his homeland in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alcal\u00e1 surrendered to U.S. authorities in March on unrelated drug charges, just a few days after Colombian police seized a cache of assault rifles, tactical helmets and night vision goggles that he said belonged to the rebel cadre that he and Goudreau were readying to bring down Maduro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not clear if U.S. officials played any role in Wednesday\u2019s arrests. 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