The drug running and narcoterrorism by Maduro follows the same modus operandi of his Cuban masters in Havana, the Castros, who have been drug trafficking for decades but have escaped justice.
Attorney General William P. Barr announced the indictments of Maduro and other current and former Venezuelan officials on charges including money laundering, drug trafficking and narcoterrorism. Barr and other U.S. officials alleged a detailed conspiracy headed by Maduro that worked with Colombian guerrillas to transform Venezuela into a transshipment point for moving massive amounts of cocaine to the United States.
“Maduro and the other defendants expressly intended to flood the United States with cocaine in order to undermine the health and well-being of our nation,” Barr said during a news conference in Washington.
The charges against Maduro, brought in indictments in New York and Florida, carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 50 years in prison and a maximum of life. The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, Geoff Berman, seemed to concede that U.S. authorities could not arrest Maduro in Venezuela, but noted that the leader might travel outside his country.
The charges, described as “a decade” in the making, recalled the U.S. indictment of Panamanian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega in 1988. In that case, President George H.W. Bush eventually ordered U.S. forces to invade and capture Noriega. But Venezuela's far better-equipped military and Russian support for Maduro would complicate any attempt by the U.S. to take him into custody the same way.
UPDATE:
Venezuelan General is Extradited to US – Second General Surrenders After US Puts Bounty on Leaders of Criminal Socialist Maduro Regime
Venezuelan General Cliver Alcala was in custody in New York City.
General Alcalá is the first regime official to be detained by the US authorities.
The socialist general will be presented before the federal court for being part of the criminal Venezuelan cartel.
According to the El Espectador.com the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro responded to the US threats, saying, “From here they take me dead”.
The narco-dictator added, “Are they going to accuse us of being terrorists? Here we are, the sons of Chávez. They will not be able to do this to us.”
After the US threatens another regime official, Vladimir Padrino Lopez said he was absolutely loyal to the socialist regime.
During his speech, the Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, said “no empire” will make him give in and he will defend his revolutionary and anti-imperialist principles.
By the way, General Hugo Carvajal has also decided to turn himself in to US authorities. The decision is being processed in Spain and will be effective in a few hours.
4/2/2020, 7:57 am
jackalopelipsky
Comrade Antonio Salazarinski said
Venezuelan General is Extradited to US – Second General Surrenders After US Puts Bounty on Leaders of Criminal Socialist Maduro Regime
Venezuelan General Cliver Alcala was in custody in New York City.
This is a most interesting way to bring Leaders of Criminal Socialists to Justice.
The mythical horned rodent ponders the ramifications. Could Joe and Hunter Biden be extradited to Ukraine for the lawless corruption and theft they committed against Ukraine? Should we raise some ca$h-o-la to accumulate a Ukrainian Bounty so the Ukrainian Justice System can solve the US's Criminal Socialists problem.
'pelipsky ponders if possibility of such an action is responsible for 'this' Current Truth™ look on Biden's face.
