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Venezuela Arrests Former Oil Heads as Maduro Widens Purge

  • Eulogio Del Pino and Nelson Martinez were detained, Saab says
  • Arrests extend president’s reach into crucial economic sector
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A purge in Venezuela’s economically crucial energy establishment reached the top tiers of power as the former heads of the oil ministry and state-run producer PDVSA were accused of corruption and imprisoned.

Nelson Martinez and Eulogio del Pino, who alternated running the agencies, joined 63 other oil-industry managers and officials who have been arrested in recent months, Public Prosecutor Tarek William Saab said in a Caracas news conference Thursday.