(CNN)Six Venezuelan government employees have been arrested for allegedly selling Venezuelan identification cards
and passports to people of "Syrian origin," according to the Venezuelan attorney general's office.

The arrests come just weeks after CNN aired a special investigative report into the alleged sale of Venezuelan documents
to people who shouldn't have them, including some linked to the terrorist group Hezbollah. Days after the report aired around
the world, the Venezuelan foreign minister accused CNN of carrying out an "imperial media operation" against her country
during a press conference, and government officials blocked CNN en Español's signal throughout Venezuela.

In the most recent case, the employees arrested all worked as data transcribers at the Venezuelan office that handles
identification documents and passports. In announcing the arrests Tuesday, authorities say the suspects charged $5,000
a piece for identification documents that Venezuelan officials say did not comply with "corresponding procedures."

All six workers were charged with corruption, improper access or sabotage of protected systems, unauthorized issuance
of identification documents and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Just trying to make a little extra money to feed their families.

Just trying to make a little extra money to feed their families.