Milciades Ávila, head of security for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, was detained early Wednesday morning. The arrest occurs as Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia continue touring the country as part of their campaign for the July 28 presidential election, in which the opposition coalition is polling significantly ahead of President Nicolas Maduro.
Vente Venezuela, the party founded by Machado, announced Ávila's detention on social media platform X, stating that government officials forcibly entered Ávila's residence and demanding his immediate release.
