uel an ▁National ▁Assembly ' s ▁Health ▁Sub comm ission ▁José ▁Manuel ▁Oliv ares ▁was ▁phys ically ▁assault ed ▁at ▁the ▁Colomb ian – V enez uel an ▁border , ▁reported ly ▁by ▁" co lect ivos ". ▁Deput y ▁Fred dy ▁Super l ano ▁was ▁reported ly ▁poison ed ▁in ▁C ú c uta , ▁and ▁his ▁assistant ▁died ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁incident . ▁The ▁opposition ▁asked ▁for ▁an ▁investigation , ▁without ▁making ▁" c laim s ▁on ▁who ▁the ▁cul pr its ▁were ". ▁A ▁sister ▁of ▁a ▁dece ased ▁National ▁Gu ards man ▁den ounced ▁that ▁her ▁brother ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁another ▁officer ▁when ▁he ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁dis charge ▁in ▁the ▁border . ▁ ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁ship ment ▁▁ ▁A ▁ship ▁origin ating ▁from ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁attempted ▁to ▁deliver ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁via ▁the ▁port ▁at ▁Puerto ▁C abel lo , ▁Venezuela , ▁but ▁the ▁vessel , ▁carrying ▁civ ili ans , ▁returned ▁after ▁the ▁Boliv arian ▁Navy ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁threatened ▁to ▁" open ▁fire " ▁on ▁it . ▁Six ▁vessels ▁of ▁the ▁Boliv arian ▁Navy ▁of ▁Venezuela , ▁including ▁the ▁Mar is cal ▁Su cre - class ▁fr ig ate ▁Al mir ante ▁Br ion ▁and ▁pat rol ▁boats , ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁the ▁aid ▁ship ment . ▁The ▁ship , ▁carrying ▁civ ili ans , ▁returned ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁after ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Navy ▁threatened ▁to ▁" open ▁fire " ▁on ▁it . ▁Governor ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁Ric ardo ▁Ross