The United States authorities obtained access to the confidential files of the Venezuelan intelligence apparatus and began the direct supervision of operations surveillance of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin), by using military records to evaluate the entry of Venezuelan citizens into its territory.
The investigation published by the newspaper ABC of Spain confirmed that the US government uses personal and military tokens, previously under the exclusive custody of Sebin, to process applications for the Electronic Travel Authorization System (ESTA) and consular visas.
According to the Spanish media report, JP, a 74-year-old citizen with dual Spanish and Venezuelan nationality, had his permit canceled after a scanned copy appeared in the system of his military record of mandatory enlistment prior to 1999.
ABC found four additional cases of citizens who were denied access by consular offices after asking questions about old saved personal records by Venezuelan intelligence agencies.
For his part, journalist David Placer revealed in the NTN24 Press Club that Washington assumed the operational supervision of Sebin in Caracas and other areas of the country. He also stated to the media that mid- and high-ranking commanders of the organization collaborate by providing data on clandestine weapons caches and persecution actions, while submit their procedures for approval prior to the United States agencies.
Cracks in the security dome
Sources in Washington explained to the newspaper ABC that the delivery of files responds to efforts by Diosdado Cabello to mitigate his prosecution for narcoterrorism before the US justice system, where there is a reward of 25 million dollars for his capture.
The information obtained by the newspaper indicated that Cabello He exercises influence in Sebin as Minister of the Interior and through the entity’s director, Alexis Rodríguez Cabello, Who is your immediate family member? Additionally, intelligence reports compiled by the outlet link him to accusations in the Southern District of New York for torture committed against American citizens.
Finally, it was detailed that the transfer of information caused a distance between Cabello and the Minister of Defense, Gustavo González López, because both negotiated separately with North American agencies to reduce their sentences.
This situation reduced the ability to maneuver Hair on armed groups such as the La Piedrita collective, whose leader, Valentín Santana, denounced the siegeand facilitated the deployment of military operations against Colombian guerrillas on the borders, actions that the official previously blocked.
