Maduro Accused of Leading Venezuela’s “Cartel of the Suns” Drug Trafficking
New Evidence Alleges President’s Deep Involvement in Narco-Trafficking Ring Newly unsealed court documents in the United States allege that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro played a key role in leading the “Cartel of the Suns”, a major drug trafficking organization. The indictment claims Maduro helped manage and ultimately lead the cartel as he consolidated power in Venezuela, using cocaine exports to “flood” the United States as a “weapon” against the country. Explosive Allegations According to the documents, the alleged intent of Maduro and other regime leaders to use cocaine exports as a weapon against the United States, which they considered an enemy, is one of the main reasons the Venezuelan government has remained in the drug trafficking business. The indictment also states that while most South and Central American drug trafficking organizations have tried to withdraw from their role in exporting narcotics to the United States in an effort to avoid U.S. justice, the Cartel of...