Matthew Heath, a corporal in the Corps from 1999 until 2003, says Maduro detained Americans to be used as «trading chips» and a policy tool.
A U.S. Marine who was held captive in Venezuela for two years under Nicolás Maduro’s regime recalled on Tuesday being handcuffed and electrocuted after he says he was wrongfully detained.
Matthew Heath, a corporal in the Corps from 1999 until 2003, says Maduro detained Americans to be used as «trading chips» and a policy tool, telling CBS News’ Major Garrett on «The Takeout» that he was arrested by Venezuelan authorities in September 2020 after showing Venezuelan authorities his passport at a regular checkpoint.
«I was placed in their holding facility called Casa de los Sueños, the House of Dreams», Heath said. «I can assure you it does not live up to its name.»
There are at least four detained Americans being held in Venezuela, according to a hostage advocate familiar with the situation.
