US 'spy' captured near Venezuelan oil refining complex, claims Maduro

US marine who had served in Iraq was caught with specialised weapons and a large amount of cash, says president

Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, has claimed that a US spy" was captured while spying on the largest refining complex in the country, which is going through a severe fuel shortage crisis.

In a live broadcast on state television on Friday, Maduro said the man was arrested on Thursday in the north-west state of Falcon where he was spying on the Amuay and Cardon oil refineries.