Career
He took part in the failed coup attempt carried out by Hugo Chávez in February 1992. He was in jail for that action but was released early through an amnesty of president Rafael Caldera. He is also in charge of the Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional, the Venezuelan intelligence services.
After the murder of former Mission Venezuela Mónica Spear, an incident that provoked widespread outrage, he declared there would be "adjustments to police structures and operations" and "to existing anti-crime plans".