US EditionUS Sanctions Mischaracterize Venezuela's Cartel of the Suns
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US Sanctions Mischaracterize Venezuela's Cartel of the Suns
US Sanctions Mischaracterize Venezuela’s Cartel of the Suns The US government’s new sanctions against Venezuela’s so-called “Cartel of the Suns” incorrectly portray it as a hierarchical, ideologically driven drug trafficking organization rather than a profit-based system of generalized corruption involving high-ranking military figures. The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel of the Suns (Cartel…
WORLD NEWS: US Sanctions Slam Venezuela — MADURO Under Fire – U-S-NEWS.COM
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, accused of leading a global narco-terrorist organization, faces escalating U.S. sanctions and international condemnation. At a Glance The U.S. accuses Maduro of heading the Cartel de los Soles, a criminal network within the Venezuelan state. Maduro is linked to drug trafficking and support for terrorist organizations like the Tren de Aragua and Sinaloa Cartel. Sanctions against Maduro’s regime are intensifyi…
The Trump administration’s hemispheric security strategy. On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department designated the Cartel de los Soles as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization (SDGT) under Executive Order 13224. This was the first time that a state cartel, operating under the direct command of the military apparatus, was officially classified as a terrorist organization. The designation occurred days after an exchange of pris…
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