Venezuela-US prisoner swap: Freed American was serving 30-year sentence for triple murder; US aware of conviction

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Venezuela-US prisoner swap: Freed American was serving 30-year sentence for triple murder; US aware of conviction

Friday 25th July 2025, 6:48AM

A convicted killer, Dahud Hanid Ortiz, serving a 30-year sentence for a 2016 triple murder in Madrid, was among the ten Americans released from Venezuela in a recent prisoner swap. Despite knowing about Ortiz's conviction, US officials included him in the exchange, prioritizing the release of US citizens from Venezuela's harsh prisons.

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