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Venezuela swapped seven American prisoners held in the South American country in exchange for two nephews of President Nicholas Maduro, who were imprisoned in the US for drug smuggling, according to a report.
The prisoner exchange, which includes five US oil executives who worked for Houston-based Citgo, is the biggest of the Biden presidency and involved months of secret negotiations, according to reports.
“We are relieved and gratified to be welcoming back to their families today seven Americans who had been wrongfully detained for too long in Venezuela,” said Joshua Geltzer, Deputy Homeland Security Adviser.
Tomeu Vadell, Jose Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Jorge Toledo and Jose Pereira — were lured to Venezuela in 2017 to attend a meeting at the headquarters of the company’s parent, state-run-oil giant PDVSA and were arrested on corruption charges.
