Ex-Venezuela general charged with drug trafficking surrenders to US

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A retired Venezuelan general has turned himself over to Colombian authorities after the United States charged him with drug-trafficking and ...

In this file photo taken on Feb 14, 2020 Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a press conference. BOGOTA: A retired Venezuelan general has turned himself over to Colombian authorities after the United States charged him with drug-trafficking and offered a reward for his capture, local media said on Saturday .

As part of the US Justice Department indictment, up to US$10 million was offered for the capture of Alcala, who has been living in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla for the last two years. Former Venezuelan security chief Ivan Simonovis, who was welcomed by US authorities last year after escaping Venezuela following 15 years of detention under the leftist regime, told AFP that he had information that Alcala was either en route to or already in New York."Family, I say goodbye for a while. I'm facing my responsibilities for my actions with the truth," said Alcala, 58, in a video message published on his Instagram account on Friday.

The series of indictments against top Venezuelan officials is the latest attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to force Maduro from power.

 

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