A confidential report obtained by Breitbart Texas and prepared by frontline Border Patrol intelligence officers suggests a possible covert operation by Venezuela’s Maduro regime. This operation allegedly involves infiltrating the United States with released Venezuelan prisoners who are working alongside Venezuelan intelligence operatives to “neutralize” specific individuals within the country.

The document, compiled by the Rio Grande Valley Sector Intelligence Unit (SIU), outlines a strategy where former inmates from Venezuelan prisons are reportedly sent to the U.S. with intelligence officers to locate and “neutralize” targets, including former Venezuelan military personnel, politicians, and law enforcement officials. The report indicates that the regime aims to prevent sensitive information from leaking out through these individuals.

Breitbart Texas received this Field Intelligence Report (FIR) through an unnamed source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. FIRs are typically created and circulated by CBP’s Intelligence Units, documenting potential or ongoing criminal activity based on information from various sources.

The report draws on insights from interviews with criminal suspects or other sources of interest, and this particular FIR includes information provided by a source with knowledge of the alleged Maduro operation. However, the report remains preliminary and lacks full investigation, according to the source.

“This isn’t the first instance we’ve recorded concerning released Venezuelan prisoners,” the source noted. “The situation is especially concerning as we prepare for a new administration in January.”

According to the source, Venezuela’s government might anticipate that some of the nearly 600,000 Venezuelans who entered the U.S. during the Biden-Harris administration could soon face CBP and ICE officials again if a large-scale deportation initiative is implemented.

“The timing of this report is significant, as Maduro’s regime may worry that certain Venezuelans could exchange information to avoid deportation,” the source added. “Further investigation is certainly warranted.”

The issue of Venezuela releasing prisoners and sending them to the U.S. has also been referenced by President-Elect Donald Trump, for which he has faced criticism.

Trump’s remarks were based on a September 2022 exclusive report by Breitbart Texas, which warned of released Venezuelan prisoners crossing into the U.S. That report, provided by Border Patrol intelligence, stated that Venezuela’s government had deliberately freed inmates, including those convicted of serious crimes like murder, rape, and extortion. However, it did not mention intelligence agents or counterintelligence elements in connection with the released prisoners.

There is now growing concern that Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), often compared to the CIA, may be involved in a scheme to silence those who pose risks to the Maduro regime. The regime has a history of using SEBIN to suppress dissent within Venezuela.

In a 2022 report, the United Nations highlighted SEBIN’s role in repressing Venezuelan citizens. “Our investigations and analysis show that the Venezuelan State relies on the intelligence services and its agents to repress dissent in the country. In doing so, grave crimes and human rights violations are being committed, including acts of torture and sexual violence. These practices must stop immediately, and the individuals responsible must be investigated and prosecuted in accordance with the law,” stated Marta Valiñas, Chair of the United Nations Fact-Finding Commission on Venezuela.

{Matzav.com}