U.S. files drug trafficking charges against Venezuelan president

[oeb11]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...nt/ar-BB11KnXk



The Trump administration filed criminal charges Thursday in the Southern District of New York against senior officials of the government of Venezuela, including president Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of taking a leading role in the country's illegal drug trafficking.
The charges marked a new low in U.S. relations with Venezuela, which have been deteriorating since 1999, when Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor, became president. He villainized the U.S. and other countries he accused of taking advantage of Venezuela.

The U.S. and Maduro have long been at odds over the country's extensive corruption. The Trump administration backed a leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, instead of Maduro.
Maduro "helped manage and ultimately lead" a criminal organization known as the Cartel of the Suns, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Under his leadership, the cartel "sought not only to enrich its members and enhance their power, but also to flood the United States with cocaine and inflict the drug's harmful and addictive effects on users in this country."
The indictment said Maduro and other cartel members, "prioritized using cocaine as a weapon against America and importing as much cocaine as possible into the United States."
The criminal charges said Maduro personally negotiated multi-ton shipments of cocaine and coordinated relations with Honduras and other countries to facilitate the illegal drug trade.
Five other Venezuelans were charged in the indictment, including Diosdado Cabello Rondon, president of Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, former director of the country's military intelligence agency and leaders of the FARC terror group, which became one of the largest producers of cocaine in the world.
Attorney General William Barr was expected to formally announce the charges at a mid-morning news conference and reveal additional diplomatic sanctions against Venezuela.


Here come the Fascist DPST's who love Maduro's "Socialism" - "FakeWord" for dictatorial totalitarianism and kleptocracy. Any of the short memory liberals remember "Noriega" - now in Federal Prison???How long will trump and barr tolerate Maduro and his shenanigans.

Is time coming to remove him and give Venezuela another chance at eing a functioning nation???

[nevergaveitathought]

Originally Posted by oeb11

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...nt/ar-BB11KnXk



The Trump administration filed criminal charges Thursday in the Southern District of New York against senior officials of the government of Venezuela, including president Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of taking a leading role in the country's illegal drug trafficking.
The charges marked a new low in U.S. relations with Venezuela, which have been deteriorating since 1999, when Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor, became president. He villainized the U.S. and other countries he accused of taking advantage of Venezuela.

The U.S. and Maduro have long been at odds over the country's extensive corruption. The Trump administration backed a leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, instead of Maduro.
Maduro "helped manage and ultimately lead" a criminal organization known as the Cartel of the Suns, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Under his leadership, the cartel "sought not only to enrich its members and enhance their power, but also to flood the United States with cocaine and inflict the drug's harmful and addictive effects on users in this country."
The indictment said Maduro and other cartel members, "prioritized using cocaine as a weapon against America and importing as much cocaine as possible into the United States."
The criminal charges said Maduro personally negotiated multi-ton shipments of cocaine and coordinated relations with Honduras and other countries to facilitate the illegal drug trade.
Five other Venezuelans were charged in the indictment, including Diosdado Cabello Rondon, president of Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, former director of the country's military intelligence agency and leaders of the FARC terror group, which became one of the largest producers of cocaine in the world.
Attorney General William Barr was expected to formally announce the charges at a mid-morning news conference and reveal additional diplomatic sanctions against Venezuela.


Here come the Fascist DPST's who love Maduro's "Socialism" - "FakeWord" for dictatorial totalitarianism and kleptocracy. Any of the short memory liberals remember "Noriega" - now in Federal Prison???How long will trump and barr tolerate Maduro and his shenanigans.

Is time coming to remove him and give Venezuela another chance at eing a functioning nation???

where is sean penn or danny glover when maduro needs them?

[oeb11]

They need to donate their life savings to bail out their "Socialist darling"!!!
They probably support Maduro through their cocaine use , regardless!

[nevergaveitathought]

Originally Posted by oeb11

They need to donate their life savings to bail out their "Socialist darling"!!!
They probably support Maduro through their cocaine use , regardless!

I'd love to see Bernie live up to his principles just once also

[oeb11]

i wonder which DPST talking head will ask him to comment - and help bail out maduro.

Rachel Madcow and DonGay Lemon will face an interesting commentary tonight!

[Tsmokies]

Omg ob1. Can you post/defend more stupid pino shit? I'm guessing yes

[oeb11]

Thank you Ts - you should be on your lectern with AOC bloviating in defense of the US persecution of the Socialist hero Maduro in Venezuela.

Go right on ahead - until the Fascist DPST's take over - it is still a reasonably free country with a First Amendment - despite the best efforts of the Fascist DPST party and their Socialist Universities.

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by oeb11

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...nt/ar-BB11KnXk

The Trump administration filed criminal charges Thursday in the Southern District of New York against senior officials of the government of Venezuela, including president Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of taking a leading role in the country's illegal drug trafficking.
The charges marked a new low in U.S. relations with Venezuela, which have been deteriorating since 1999, when Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor, became president. He villainized the U.S. and other countries he accused of taking advantage of Venezuela.

The U.S. and Maduro have long been at odds over the country's extensive corruption. The Trump administration backed a leader of the opposition, Juan Guaidó, instead of Maduro.
Maduro "helped manage and ultimately lead" a criminal organization known as the Cartel of the Suns, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Under his leadership, the cartel "sought not only to enrich its members and enhance their power, but also to flood the United States with cocaine and inflict the drug's harmful and addictive effects on users in this country."
The indictment said Maduro and other cartel members, "prioritized using cocaine as a weapon against America and importing as much cocaine as possible into the United States."
The criminal charges said Maduro personally negotiated multi-ton shipments of cocaine and coordinated relations with Honduras and other countries to facilitate the illegal drug trade.
Five other Venezuelans were charged in the indictment, including Diosdado Cabello Rondon, president of Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, former director of the country's military intelligence agency and leaders of the FARC terror group, which became one of the largest producers of cocaine in the world.
Attorney General William Barr was expected to formally announce the charges at a mid-morning news conference and reveal additional diplomatic sanctions against Venezuela.


Here come the Fascist DPST's who love Maduro's "Socialism" - "FakeWord" for dictatorial totalitarianism and kleptocracy. Any of the short memory liberals remember "Noriega" - now in Federal Prison???How long will trump and barr tolerate Maduro and his shenanigans.

Is time coming to remove him and give Venezuela another chance at eing a functioning nation???

Noriega died in 2017 from complications of brain surgery (he had a brain tumor).


he was released from Federal Pen. in 2007. he was extradited to France for money laundering; sentenced to 7 yrs. he was then extradited to Panama to serve his sentence of 20 years.

[dilbert firestorm]

is trump going to pull a noreiga?