Jesús Torres and Jesús Manuel Castillo, reporters for Radio La Cima 96.7 FM, were detained by agents of the Special Forces (FAES) of the National Bolivarian Police (PNB). The reporters were detained after posting a video that later went viral in which they discussed supposed COVID-19 cases in a local hospital. They then filmed a second video apologizing for giving information about the pandemic that had not been confirmed by the government.