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PARAGUACHON-LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA (JAN. 4, 2026) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. VENEZUELAN FLAG ON POLE

2. VARIOUS OF PARAGUACHON BORDER CROSSING, PEOPLE CROSSING BORDER WHILE BORDER PATROL AND SOLDIERS STANDING GUARD PARAGUACHON-LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA - JAN. 4, 2026: After several days of tension and uncertainty, regional authorities announced the reopening of the border crossing between Venezuela and Colombia at Paraguachon, once again allowing vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Sunday, Jan. 4.

This measure comes after the events following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which had affected residents, travelers, merchants, and passersby in this border area.

With the reopening, mobility and social and economic activity are gradually being restored to the border region.

President Donald Trump said US military action on Saturday resulted in the capture of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, pledging to assert American control over the country for the time being, with US troops if necessary.

Trump had accused Maduro of overseeing drug shipments into the US and holding power illegitimately through election fraud. Maduro, who is currently in custody at a New York detention facility pending drug charges, has rejected the allegations, and officials in Caracas have called for his release.