Venezuela first lady's nephews U.S. drug case gets new defendant

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U.S. prosecutors have charged a new defendant accused of participating in a scheme with two nephews of Venezuela's first lady to transport a multi-hundred kilogram load of cocaine to the United States.

An indictment filed on Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan accused Roberto De Jesus Soto Garcia of participating in meetings in Honduras and agreeing to facilitate the cocaine's arrival at a Honduran airport on its way to the United States.

The indictment said he agreed to participate in the drug venture with, among others, Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas and Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, who are both nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's wife, Cilia Flores.

The indictment charges Soto Garcia with conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. It was unclear if he had an attorney or was in custody, and contact information could not be immediately located.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-first-ladys-nephews-u-drug-case-gets-032238863.html

US prosecutors appear to be equal opportunity types.

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1. Riveting. Wonder how many beans they're willing to spill to get reduced sentences

Hopefully they'll admit to good ol' Diosdado and a number of prominent Chavista generals being involved in the nation-wide Chavista drug cartel.

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2. Unequal opportunity

If US prosecutors were publicizing criminal charges in an equitable manner, the criminal severity of this issue would not warrant an entry in Yahoo News.
But since US political machinations are looking for any rap against Maduro, his nephews' legal complications are just another opportunity to tag Madura with unseemly activity.
Nothing "equal" about the opportunistic negative publicity targeting Maduro.

Unless/until Maduro is shown to be complicit in this alleged conspiracy, my assumption is that it is simply more rat f**king by enemies of the government. Our government has a proven record of mendacity and conspiracy in Venezuela.