PARIS: A French citizen who has been detained in Venezuela since late June has been released, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday.
“Camilo Castro is free. I share the relief of his family and thank everyone who worked for his release,” the head of state wrote on the social media platform X.
Castro, a 41-year-old yoga teacher, disappeared on June 26 at the Paraguachon border crossing, which separates Venezuela from Colombia, where he lives.
He had gone to renew his expired Colombian residency visa, his family said in August.
In mid-September, Castro’s mother said she had not received any news from him other than a voice message at the end of July in which he “called for help.”
