美国特工试图贿赂马杜罗的飞行员抓捕他 16 个月,提供 $50M,但失败了。
U.S. agents tried for 16 months to bribe Maduro’s pilot into capturing him, offering $50M, but failed.
美国联邦特工Edwin Lopez试图招募Nicolás Maduro的首席飞行员Bitner Villegas将军(Bitner Villegas将军)参加为期16个月的秘密行动,目的是将委内瑞拉总统的飞机转用于美国抓捕,并悬赏5 000万美元。
A U.S. federal agent, Edwin Lopez, attempted to recruit Nicolás Maduro’s chief pilot, General Bitner Villegas, in a 16-month covert operation to divert the Venezuelan president’s plane for a U.S. capture, offering a $50 million reward.
这项工作是在多米尼加共和国收到有关马杜罗飞机的举报后发起的,涉及加密消息和秘密会议,即使在维勒加斯退休后也是如此。
The effort, initiated after a tip about Maduro’s aircraft in the Dominican Republic, involved encrypted messages and clandestine meetings, even after Villegas retired.
尽管持续接触和奖励增加, 飞行员没有合作.
Despite persistent outreach and a bounty increase, the pilot did not cooperate.
这项行动反映了特朗普政府下美国通过军事部署、中央情报局的行动和制裁破坏马杜罗政权的更广泛努力,尽管美国或委内瑞拉当局没有提供任何官方确认。
The operation reflects broader U.S. efforts under the Trump administration to undermine Maduro’s regime through military deployments, CIA actions, and sanctions, though no official confirmation has been provided by U.S. or Venezuelan authorities.