US EditionUS designates group allegedly tied to Venezuela's Maduro for supporting gangs
- The United States designated a group allegedly connected to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for supporting gangs, including the Tren de Aragua gang and Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which are labeled as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. Government.
- The U.S. State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs stated it would utilize all available resources to prevent Maduro from profiting from harmful activities and destabilizing the hemisphere.
- The U.S. has accused the Cartel de Los Soles, including Maduro, of trafficking narcotics into the U.S. and previously charged them with drug trafficking in 2020.
- The United States previously argued that Maduro's election win last year was illegitimate and currently has an order for his capture.
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US Sanctions Maduro-Linked Venezuelan ‘Cartel of the Suns’ as Terrorist Entity
The Treasury Department on Friday designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles—known in English as the Cartel of the Suns—as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity, accusing President Nicolas Maduro and senior members of his regime of leading the group and supporting major drug cartels whose activities threaten U.S. national security. The designation, issued by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 25 under …
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español The US Treasury Department designated the Cartel of the Suns as an international terrorist organization on Friday, according to statements from the Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The Cartel of the Suns is an alleged criminal group that, according to Washington, has corrupted the highest political, military, and judicial levels in Venezuela since the late 1990s to ship drugs to the U…
Caracas. Yesterday the United States designated the criminal organization of Los Soles as a global terrorist entity. Washington linked this group to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, for allegedly supporting the Aragua Tren gang and the Mexican Sinaloa cartel, which the White House classified as foreign terrorist organizations.
The US Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions on a Venezuelan group it says is led by President Nicolás...
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