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WASHINGTON, may 5 – RIA Novosti. Office for the U.S. drug enforcement (DEA) denied that their employee was arrested while attempting an armed attack in Venezuela, as claimed by the authorities.

on Sunday, the interior Minister of Venezuela, Nestor Reverol said that prevented the marine incursion of Colombian rebels from the state of La Guaira in the North of the country. President Nicolas Maduro said that the purpose of this invasion was killing him. According to the interior Ministry of Venezuela, the militants tried to invade the country on speedboats. The Chairman of the National constitutional Assembly of Venezuela Diosdado Cabello said that the eight attackers killed, two are detained. He noted that one of the detainees, the Management agent for the U.S. drug enforcement.

“the Management did not take any part in the events this weekend,” said RIA Novosti in the press service of the Ministry, advising him also to contact the state Department.

Earlier, the U.S. state Department RIA Novosti said that the statements of the authorities of Venezuela is misinformation. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Colombia also rejected accusations that the Venezuelan involvement in the attempted sea invasion.

the United States from January 2019 not recognize Maduro President of the country, and I think the interim head of state leader of the Venezuelan opposition of Juan Guido, illegally proclaimed himself interim head of state. In late March, the U.S. justice Department has accused Maduro and 15 members of the leadership of the country’s involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering. The first of April, the us military, as well as units of the Coast guard and the office for the fight against drugs, the United States began large-scale anti-drug operation in the Caribbean, one of whose goals in Washington called the prevention of illegal defense drugs with side mode “Maduro”.