U.S. to charge Venezuela's National Guard chief with drug trafficking

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:08am EST

Exclusive: U.S. to charge Venezuela's National Guard chief with drug trafficking

WASHINGTON | BY JULIA HARTE AND NATE RAYMOND

U.S. prosecutors are preparing to unveil drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela's National Guard, according to people familiar with the case, as the United States investigates the suspected involvement of senior Venezuelan officials in the cocaine trade.

Nestor Reverol, the former head of Venezuela's anti-narcotics agency and a long-time ally of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, is named in a sealed indictment pending in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, according to the people.

Reverol would be one of the highest-ranking Venezuelan officials to face U.S. drug charges. He could not be reached for comment by Reuters.

In recent years, he has rejected U.S. accusations that Venezuela has failed to curb illicit drug shipments and has touted the government's success in cracking down on the flow of cocaine from neighboring Colombia.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-usa-idUSKBN0TY2RV20151216

[Marksman_91]

1. Guess those nephews of the Ven. First Lady must be running their mouths now

And not to mention that former Chavez chief of security who defected some months ago who accused the regime, especially Diosdado Cabello, of running an international cartel. Leamsy Salazar, I believe he was called. We'll see also what happens with the nephews soon. I believe tomorrow is when their trial continues.

[COLGATE4]

2. Gonna be really interesting to see the stew

when they lift the liid on that pot!

[Bacchus4.0]

3. Its just the beginning nt

[Marksman_91]

4. Trial started a couple of hours ago. Prosecutor is asking for life in prison

And the nephews very ballsily declared themselves "Not guilty." Oh, man, Maduro's wife is not gonna be happy about this.