On June 15, more than a month after he went missing, Jaimes called family members to inform them that he had been detained inside El Helicoide, the military facility turned prison belonging to the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). 
Tarehe 15 Juni, zaidi ya mwezi mmoja baada ya kutoonekna, Jaimes aliwapigia wanafamilia kuwataarifu kwamba alikuwa amewekwa kizuizini ndani ya El Helicoide ambacho ni kituo cha jeshi kiligeuzwa gereza na mali ya huduma ya taifa ya kiintelejensia ya Bolivaria. (SEBIN).