Stunning Details Surface Of CIA Operations For Delta Force's Venezuela Raid
Nicolás Maduro was captured in an incredible raid carried out by Delta Force.
More details are out about Delta Force's raid to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro, and it's proof bad guys want no part of America.
Delta Force commandos entered Venezuelan airspace in the early Saturday morning hours with one objective:
The capture of the Venezuelan dictator.
They got the job done in stunning fashion. The Delta operators and 160th SOAR crews obliterated his security detail, lit up targets on the ground and left with the target in cuffs.
Not a single American was killed. It's hands down the greatest special operations raid in recent memory, and blows away the Osama bin Laden raid.
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CIA had source close to Maduro right up until the end.
Like any special operations raid, it takes some time for the full picture to be seen – if it ever is at all. Now, we have more details of how the CIA assisted Delta Force in taking down the Venezuelan dictator.
The New York Times reported that the CIA had a source "within the Venezuelan government" watching Maduro's movements.
The NYT reported that the source was monitoring his location right up to the "moments before his capture."
The report also claims the United States had stealth drones constantly in the air watching Maduro prior to the mission being launched.
The CIA had a source in the Venezuelan government working to help capture dictator Nicolás Maduro. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Furthermore, a different New York Times report claims that a black ops team of CIA operators entered Venezuela all the way back in August.
The covert black ops squad built a profile of Maduro's daily routine, which proved vital when it came time for the mission to go.
All the intelligence gathered without question helped the Delta Force operators once they got on the ground and started shellacking his Cuban bodyguards.
In fact, the information was so good that Delta Force even built a mock-up of Maduro's compound. Again, you'd have to be insane to be a bad guy and want any piece of what America can bring to the fight.
Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is now in American custody. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images)
I have no doubt we will continue to learn more information in the coming days, weeks and months. What we know for sure is that it was a wildly successful operation carried out by the best military and intelligence agencies on the planet. You love to see it! Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.