Juan Guaido aide accused of leading terrorist cell

Caracas: The Venezuelan government has accused the detained chief of staff of self-proclaimed interim head of state Juan Guaido of leading a terrorist cell. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol made his remarks on Thursday after Roberto Marrero was arrested earlier in the day at his home in Caracas, reports Efe news. In a message aired by state television, Reverol said Marrero was directly responsible for organizing criminal groups. He added that a cache of “war weapons”, as well as “cash in foreign currencies”, were seized at Marrero’s residence during the early Thursday raid.

Reverol said intelligence services had “once again dismantled a terrorist cell that was planning to carry out a series of targeted attacks and to that end had hired Colombian and Central American mercenaries”. Meanwhile, embattled President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday that he would not hesitate to arrest members of “terrorist groups”. (IANS)

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