According to New York Post
A controversial former Green Beret behind a botched attempt to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is now under federal investigation for gun trafficking, according to a report.
Jordan Goudreau, who has claimed credit for orchestrating the wild mercenary raid to kidnap the Venezuelan strongman, may also have been on the radar of the US Drug Enforcement Administration as early as March, weeks before Sunday’s failed coup attempt, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Two former law enforcement officials told the wire service that a DEA informant told the agency in March that Goudreau was stockpiling weapons in Colombia in preparation for the ill-fated raid — but no investigation was opened because the DEA didn’t know who Goudreau was at the time.
The seizure of the stockpile of $150,000 worth of weapons, including 26 American-made assault rifles with serial numbers removed, night vision goggles, two-way radios, and other gear, prompted the current federal investigation into Goodreau.
But despite the seizure, the planned assault remained on schedule, the report said.
On Sunday, about 60 mercenaries launched the assault on the coastal city of La Guaira, including two former US Special Forces soldiers recruited by Goodreau to lead the attack — Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41. The men were enlisted through Goodreau’s Florida-based private security company, Silvercorp.