venezuela
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The brother of Venezuela’s first lady reportedly set up an international cocaine trafficking deal that landed her nephews in US federal court, another indication that involvement in the drug trade reaches high levels of the Venezuelan government… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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A Colombian guerrilla group has reportedly kidnapped nearly a dozen rice farmers and is holding them hostage in Venezuela, a sign of increasing militant activity along the border that could have implications for an ongoing peace process… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Venezuelan authorities charged four National Guard members with plotting to traffic a load of cocaine to Mexico, but the low ranks of the officers point to the government’s reluctance to tackle corruption higher up the chain of command… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named a man US authorities accused of drug trafficking as the country’s new Interior minister, a move that further politicizes a series of drug cases brought by the United States against Venezuelan officials… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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US officials have formally announced cocaine trafficking charges against two men who previously served in top positions in Venezuela‘s national anti-narcotics agency, a major indictment that comes in the midst of a highly contentious political atmosphere in the country… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 