Venezuela frees 7 jailed Americans in swap for 2 Maduro relatives

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Venezuela on Saturday freed seven Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro jailed in the United States on drug convictions, U.S. officials said.

The swap included executives of Citgo Petroleum held for years, in addition to U.S. Marine veteran Matthew Heath and another U.S. citizen named Osman Khan. They were exchanged for two of Maduro's wife's nephews, who were arrested in 2015.