WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top Venezuelan officials on charges of “narco-terrorism,” the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign aimed at ousting the socialist leader.
But Trump administration officials are mindful that their chances are slim of getting Maduro or the other major figures in custody anytime soon, a person familiar with the situation said on condition of anonymity. The U.S. government has previously lodged criminal indictments against members of Maduro’s family and inner circle. He and his allies have dismissed such allegations as a smear campaign, and argue the United States is responsible for drug trafficking, given its role as a leading consumer.
U.S. officials have long accused Maduro and his associates or running a “narco-state,” saying they have used proceeds from drugs transshipped from neighboring Colombia to make up for lost revenue from a Venezuelan oil sector hit by U.S. sanctions. Maduro and his closest allies ran a “narco-terrorism partnership with the FARC for the past 20 years,” stated Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who said the Venezuelan president “very deliberately deployed cocaine as a weapon.”
Just FYI, he is not the Venezuelan President, He WAS! Could you please read Venezuelan constitution before you speak
First the evidence is obtained and then the charges are formulated, it is the logic of the Rule of Law.
Draining the swamp, worldwide. 🇺🇸💪🏼🤠👍🏻🇺🇸 MAGA KAG
Rivolgetevi ai vostri in Colombia
USA vs VENEZUELA: PROPAGANDA- The Venezuelan military is constantly confiscating (airplaines, cocaine & money) narcotraffic-mafia at the Venezuelan-Colombian (2219 Kms.) border whereas, USA-Colombia plutocrats-oligarchy (Uribe) are supporting the narcotraffic trade in Colombia.
Its about time firingsquadformaduro
Interesting, everything going on with COVID19 that Bill bar is working on rule of law regarding Venezuela. Interesting that we have prisons across United States facing COVID-19 and this is what he realDonaldTrump are up to. Follow the oil $$. 250 tons of coke, nice eh Donnie?
Who would believe a fucking word barr utters
USA always think they are sheriff of the world
what did CIA in Afghanistan with drugs?
Wow. Turning out to be real NarcosNetflix now. maduro_en you are gone.
I could use the $15m. Huh. I'll bet that's enough for someone near him to exchange. Arrest coming soon.
Also bears watching.
Yet, the CIA walks free.
Time for Venezuela declare the United States a terrorist nation and offer a reward for the capture of all heads of Federal Departments, Trump, McConnell & Pelosi.
usa is a despicable nation
They lose their oil sector so they start engaging in full blown narco sponsored state terrorism to enrich themselves - Maduro's cabinet officials used their positions to traffic cocaine into the U.S.A - enemy of the Venezuelan people and any decent people across the globe
has his nation has the same opinion like U.s...or is this a self made declaration ?
diversion tactics 101
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