An American freelance journalist reportedly detained by Venezuelan authorities in a raid on his Caracas home has been released
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Cody Weddle is currently at an airport and is headed for Miami, his mother told CNN.Sherry Weddle says she hasn't spoken to her son yet but has messaged him via Facebook."He said he's fine," she said. CNN affiliate WPLG, for whom Weddle works, also confirmed his release.Weddle had not been heard from since 8 a.
— Cody Weddle March 5, 2019 Venezuela's Ministry of Communication declined to comment. The US chargé d'affaires to Venezuela has not responded to a request for comment.Marco Ruiz, the president of SNTP, told CNN he spoke with three witnesses who were present when Weddle and Camacho were taken into custody.SNTP has recorded 36 cases of journalists held in Venezuelan custody this year alone, part of a sweeping crackdown on dissident voices by President Nicolas Maduro's regime.
Tres siguen detenidos y otro tiene medida de presentación en tribunales #6Mar pic.twitter.com/3mOjDozCAx — SNTP March 6, 2019 Weddle is the latest in a series of foreign journalists to be taken into custody in Venezuela.Last week, six Univision staffers, including veteran anchorman journalist Jorge Ramos, were briefly detained at the presidential palace in Caracas when a crew was interviewing Maduro. Ramos and the crew members were released a few hours later, but their equipment, cellphones and interview material were confiscated, according to Univision spokesman Jose Zamora.
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