Herald Reporter Detained By Venezuelan Authorities
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (CBSMiami) – The Miami Herald's Andean bureau chief, Jim Wyss, has been detained by Venezuelan authorities, the paper reports.
CBS4's news partner the Miami Herald reports that Wyss, in Venezuela reporting on the country's shortages and municipal elections, was detained Thursday and remained in custody as of Friday.
Wyss, the paper reports as told by local sources, was at first detained by the National Guard. He was then transferred to the country's counter military intelligence, Dirección General de Inteligencia Militar (Dgim), in San Cristóbal, Táchira.
In an attempt to secure his return, according to the paper, Herald editors spent much of Friday talking to Venezuelan government officials.
The paper reports that Venezuela's Ministry of Information (MinCi) officials were unable to comment as to why Wyss was detained.
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