A high-ranking Venezuelan military official has been deported from Colombia after being detained by migration officials for allegedly undertaking a mission to recover various items from his country’s now-closed embassy.
The Venezuelan army, Colombian leftist guerrilla groups, and crime syndicates are warring for control of the country’s mines and their precious deposits of gold, coltan, and diamonds.
Thousands attending a concert to raise money for Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis at the Colombian border on Feb. 22 were surprised by the appearance of Juan Guaidó.