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Evening edition · October 1, 2026 · published Oct 1, 11:14 pm ET · Español

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TalCual and David Placeres report that police are hunting Valentín Santana, leader of the La Piedrita colectivo

Journalist Sebastiana Barráez said on TalCual that there is 'information and evidence that there is an order to arrest Valentín Santana', leader of the La Piedrita colectivo in 23 de Enero, and that audio clips attributed to him have circulated for two days. David Placeres had said on September 30 that Diosdado Cabello 'is already pursuing and handing over the leaders of the colectivos'.

Placeres also said the FBI 'sent a team to Venezuela to carry out intelligence work' and that the National Guard 'is clashing with the ELN in an area of Táchira near the Colombian border'. These are the commentators' claims, which they attribute to their own sources.

«…they have received information and evidence that there is an order to arrest Valentín Santana.»— Sebastiana Barráez, journalist (on TalCual), October 1, 2026 · watch
«The FBI sent a team to Venezuela to carry out intelligence work.»— David Placeres, October 1, 2026 · watch
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