US targets Venezuela's second strongest man for alleged cocaine trafficking

Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:42 UTC

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Despite persistent denials of any wrongdoing from Caracas, US authorities are currently investigating Venezuela’s powerful parliamentary chief, Diosdado Cabello, and other senior officials over alleged cocaine-trafficking and money-laundering, the Wall Street Journal reported. Read full article

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Chicureo
The screw turns..
May 20th, 2015 - 07:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
I think this is how they eventually get rid of the Kirchners and their minions.
May 20th, 2015 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendoza Canadian
It doesn't mean that Maduro is not involved. As was the long dead Chavez.
May 20th, 2015 - 12:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
In a regime so corrupt and ideologically opposed to Washington, it's easy to be a drug trafficker and claim that the accusations of the DEA are politically motivated.
May 20th, 2015 - 04:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Hurrah!
They are finally going after Cabello!
Great news!
This evil, self - serving toad of a main is one the principle architects of the destruction of Venezuelan society and the economy.
He is bloated on massive corruption, whilst millions spend hours queuing in the hot sun, every day just to try to buy basic staples.

I truly hope this is the beginning of the end for Chavismo.
May 20th, 2015 - 05:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Heisenbergcontext
What idiots like Cabello don't understand is that the first rule of successful drug dealing is anonymity.
May 21st, 2015 - 07:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
Hahahahahahha

Horacio Cartés, the US backed Paraguayan President, got caught with his hands in the dough, an aircraft full of narcotics landing on his family's backyard. His uncle was arrested in Uruguay for narcotrafficking...

At least try, damn it.....

Hahahahaha
May 22nd, 2015 - 03:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
And this makes the Venezuelan situation better?
How does that work out for you?
You approve of this?
May 23rd, 2015 - 04:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
Why should I have any need to approve a blatant lie for?

Narco barons is a common denomination you guys use when describing ideological opposition. As with terrorist, socialist, communist as any other -ist of your flavour...
May 23rd, 2015 - 03:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendoza Canadian
Stevie at 7...just because some SA politician was corrupt (nothing new there) doesn't implicate the US. Why do South Americans always want to put the blame on someone else?
May 23rd, 2015 - 08:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
Where did I blame USA, and for what exactly?
May 24th, 2015 - 04:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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