Venezuelan authorities raid Juan Guaidó's uncle's apartment

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(CNN Spanish) - Venezuelan authorities raided this Thursday the apartment of Juan Guaidó's uncle, Juan José Márquez.

Márquez, who traveled on the same flight on which Guaidó returned to Caracas a few weeks ago, was arrested upon arrival at Simón Bolivar International Airport.

The president of the National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, assured that Guaido's uncle brought dangerous material and that is why he was arrested. Juan José Márquez was transferred Wednesday to the courts of justice of the Vargas state where the process against him is being followed.

Joel García, Márquez's defense lawyer, arrived at the apartment where agents of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence carried out the search. At the time of the raid, Márquez's wife and two children were in residence.

Garcia reported that agents prevented him from entering the apartment. However, one of his collaborators was able to accompany the search and reported that documents, telephones and laptops were confiscated

CNN contacted the Ministry of Communications of Venezuela to learn details of Thursday's operation and an update on the case against Márquez but so far has not received a response.