`` This arrest is a serious blow to terrorism and to those groups that seek to drag into Venezuela scenes of blood and confrontation , '' Tarek El Aissami , then-interior minister , told reporters at the time . They say Bouquet confessed to the plot . They also allege he is a French intelligence agent . He was sentenced to five years in jail .
They say Bouquet confessed to the plot . They also allege he is a French intelligence agent . He was sentenced to five years in jail .