SEATTLE - Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro, has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges on Wednesday.
Goudreau, alongside Venezuelan partner Yacsy Alvarez, are accused of violating U.S. arms control laws for allegedly assembling and sending AR-styled weapons, ammo, night vision goggles and other defense equipment to Colombia. Doing so requires a U.S. export license.
