Venezuela has freed seven imprisoned Americans in exchange for the US releasing two nephews of President Nicolás Maduro's wife who had been jailed for years on drug smuggling conspiracy conviction. 9News
Those freed include five employees of Houston-based Citgo — Vadell, Jose Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Jorge Toledo and Jose Pereira — who were lured to Venezuela right before Thanksgiving in 2017 to attend a meeting at the headquarters of the company's parent, state-run-oil giant PDVSA.
Maduro at the time accused them of "treason," and Venezuela's supreme court upheld their long sentences earlier this year. The men were arrested in Haiti in a Drug Enforcement Administration sting in 2015 and immediately taken to New York to face trial. "To all the families who are still suffering and separated from their loved ones who are wrongfully detained – know that we remain dedicated to securing their release," Biden said in his statement.
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