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Chilean journalist says Venezuelan intelligence held him for six hours

  • Source: NTN24
  • December 17, 2025

“Chilevisión correspondent Roberto Cox said Dec. 16 that he was detained for six hours by Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency at a border outpost.

The incident occurred after an episode at the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge, which connects Cúcuta, Colombia, with Ureña, Venezuela.

Cox described what happened in a post on Instagram. ‘Six hours held by Venezuelan intelligence. Now back in Chile, I want to tell you about one of the worst experiences in my 20 years in journalism,’ he wrote.”

Read the full article in Spanish.