US Homeland Security linked to Venezuelan coup conspirators' prison break?

Venezuelan police investigations into the escape of four conspirators from a military prison in Caracas Sunday, detected US electronic communications related to the perfectly-coordinated flight.

VEA daily's director Guillermo Garcia Ponce urged authorities to be alert in the face of possible attempts at destabilization, as he believes there is evidence of a counterrevolution and a fifth column in the nation..

The four fugitives are ex-union leader Carlos Ortega, serving 16 years for civil rebellion, instigation to break the law, and use of false public documents, Col. Jesus Faria and Capt. Rafael Faria, serving a nine years for assisting Colombian paramilitary to enter the country, and Col. Dario Faria, awaiting trial for the stealing war weapons, among other charges.

In an interview with Confianza program on Venezolana de Television, Garcia Ponce pointed out the police detection of an e-mail sent by Leopoldo Torres, who works in the US Homeland Security, to Edith Ruiz, an assistant of Alberto Federico Ravell, director of opposition Globovision channel.

* VEA revealed that Leopoldo Torres is the son of Betty Torres, a former judge sentimentally connected with Carlos Ortega.

It notes further that the e-mail included a sound archive with the voice of Col. Jesus Farias, read by Globovision, in which he addresses the nation to explain the causes of his getaway.

From the VEA disclosure, some conclude that the conversation signifies the fugitives have left Venezuela, although this could be a trick to confuse investigators.