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Deputy of Venezuela's Guaido arrested and dragged away by tow truckAngus BerwickCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday that intelligence agents had detained his deputy, the first arrest of a lawmaker since Guaido tried to spark a military uprising last week to bring down President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, which Guaido heads, said on Twitter that agents from the SEBIN intelligence agency were using a tow truck to drag his vehicle, with him inside, to one of their Caracas bases.On Tuesday, Venezuela’s pro-Maduro Constituent Assembly agreed to strip Zambrano, and six other lawmakers, of their parliamentary immunity to allow their future prosecution. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-court/deputy-of-venezuelas-guaido-arrested-and-dragged-away-by-tow-truck-idUSKCN1SE2QJ?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=969