DORAL, Fla. – Venezuelan government officials released photos of the items they claim a Doral businessman arrested Monday had in his possession.
The photos, released Tuesday, show Molotov cocktails and other items that protesters have been using in the South American country.
Amid political unrest, Venezuelan police arrested Jayssam Mokded Mokded in Maracay, Venezuelan politician Tareck El Aissami, tweeted Monday. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro referred to Mokded as a "mercenary."
The announcement comes after Venezuelan officials announced about 529 people were arrested, 150 have been injured and 13 have died since protests demanding that Hugo Chavez's protégé resign began Feb. 12.
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El Aissami said Mokded was detained along with two others who had military experience and were traveling in an armored Toyota Model FJ. There was "conclusive evidence" that Mokded was assisting in organizing "terrorist acts," the governor of the state of Aragua tweeted.
According to the politician Mokded had been staying in Maracay since Feb. 9. In the hotel room where Mokded was allegedly staying, police found communication equipment and documents linking him to a companies in Miami.
Florida records show Mokded is president of CJ International Services, 10580 NW 27th St., in Doral. He is also the president of Soloblackberry.net.inc with offices in Doral and Porlamar, Venezuela.
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Mokded's business activities in Doral are as murky as his intentions in Venezuela.
While state business records show he is president of two businesses in Doral, listed as of last summer, he hasn't been seen in a year, neighbors told Local 10 News.
Mokded is a Venezuelan citizen, according to the national registry there.
Maduro assumed the presidency after Chavez died March 5, 2013. Elections are not set until 2018.