Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo returned to Argentina this morning after spending 448 days in detention as a hostage of the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela. The uniformed man was released from El Rodeo 1 prison and arrived at Ezeiza International Airport after 04:30, where he was greeted by his family and national authorities
.Dressed in an olive green uniform, Gallo got off the plane and fell into an embrace with his three-year-old son Víctor, whom he had not seen for almost a year and a half. On the track, his partner, María Alexandra Gómez, and his mother, Griselda Heredia, were waiting for him in a
scene full of emotion.A kidnapping without evidence or trial
,Gallo had been arrested on December 8, 2024 after entering Venezuela through the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge, from Colombia.
He was traveling to visit his family in Táchira, but the Chavista regime accused him of espionage without presenting evidence or guaranteeing him a transparent judicial process.He was held incommunicado and transferred to the prison of El Rodeo 1, a center marked by allegations of torture, isolation and psychological pressure. For months he had no contact with his environment or effective consular access
.The Argentine National Gendarmerie clarified that the uniformed personnel were officially licensed and that their presence in Venezuela was not linked to any institutional mission. However, the regime maintained its captivity as a tool of political pressure
