Inside the Coup Plotting Before the Venezuela Drone Assassination Attempt
- In April, a group in Colombia was said to be testing drones
- Attempt to collaborate with other plotters said to be rebuffed
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This past April, a number of Venezuelan military dissidents were holed up in neighboring Colombia plotting to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro when they were approached by a group with similar plans.
The second group, mostly civilians, wanted to assassinate Maduro and suggested joining forces. They showed videos of armed drones shipped from Miami and being tested on a Colombian farm.