Tag: Cartel of the Suns

• Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

  Former Venezuelan General sentenced to 21 years in a US jail

  

  A former Venezuelan General involved in drug trafficking and who has admitted to helping the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas was sentenced Monday to 21 years in jail by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in a Manhattan federal court.

• Friday, March 27th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  US Justice offers US$ 15 million for the capture of Maduro, head of “The Cartel of the Suns”

  

  The US Justice Department announced the indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday for “narco-terrorism” and offered US$15 million for information leading to his capture.

• Saturday, July 26th 2014 - 06:04 UTC

  Venezuelan general retained in Aruba to be extradited to the US

  

  A judge in Aruba ruled Friday that the highest-ranking Venezuelan official ever arrested on a U.S. warrant will remain behind bars pending an extradition request on drug charges. Hugo Carvajal, a former head of Venezuelan military intelligence and close confidant of the late president Hugo Chavez, was arrested upon arriving at Aruba’s airport, officials said Thursday.