The United States, US, Department of Justice has unsealed superseding indictment charging President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and other tpo officials of the country with Narco-Terrorism and massive cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
The federal prosecutors unsealed the superseding indictment (S4 11 Cr. 205 (AKH)) charging six high-ranking Venezuelans with orchestrating a decades-long conspiracy to flood the US with thousands of tons of cocaine, while partnering with designated foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal groups.
Key figures charged by the US Department of Justice include, Maduro, Diosdado Cabello Rondón Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace; Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, former Minister of the Interior and Justice.
Others include, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, First Lady of Venezuela; Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, president’s son and member of Venezuela’s National Assembly; and Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, TdA.
The department accused them of “participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy spanning from approximately 1999 to 2025, during which they allegedly:
“Partnered with narco-terrorist groups including the FARC(and its successors FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia), ELN, Sinaloa Cartel, Zetas/Cartel del Noreste, and Tren de Aragua
“Used Venezuelan government institutions, military, and diplomatic channels to protect, transport, and facilitate the importation of thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.
“Provided safe haven in Venezuela for drug traffickers and terrorists.
“Enriched themselves and their families through corruption, bribery, money laundering, and patronage networks (often referred to as the “Cartel de los Soles”)
“Employed military escorts, clandestine airstrips, diplomatic passports, and commercial containers to move massive shipments (specific examples include 5.5+ tons seized in Mexico in 2006 and 1.3 tons in France in 2013)”
The charges include: “Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy (21 U.S.C. § 960a)
“Cocaine Importation Conspiracy (multiple counts under 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 959, 960)
“Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices during drug trafficking (18 U.S.C. § 924(c))
“Conspiracy to possess machineguns/destructive devices in relation to drug crimes.”
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