A Venezuelan Opposition Figure Has Been Arrested After Taking Part in a Failed Uprising

The vice president of Venezuela's opposition-run parliament was arrested by secret police in Caracas on Wednesday, the first arrest in an apparent crackdown on opposition leaders involved in a failed revolt against Nicolás Maduro last week.

Edgar Zambrano reportedly refused to get out of his car when it was approached by intelligence agents. The car was towed, with him inside, to Caracas' notorious El Helicoide prison, the Guardian reports.

The vice president of Venezuela's opposition-run parliament was arrested by secret police in Caracas on Wednesday, the first arrest in an apparent crackdown on opposition leaders involved in a failed revolt against Nicolás Maduro last week. Edgar Zambrano reportedly refused to get out of his car when it was approached by intelligence agents. The car was towed, with him inside, to Caracas' notorious El Helicoide prison, the Guardian reports.