US EditionFormer Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge ahead of trial
- Hugo Carvajal, former director of Venezuelan military intelligence, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges in U.S. federal court, as stated by the Justice Department.
- Carvajal pleaded guilty to four criminal counts including narcoterrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation charges.
- Federal prosecutors claimed Carvajal led a drug cartel that collaborated with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to distribute cocaine to the United States.
- Carvajal's sentencing is set for October, with a maximum sentence of life in prison possible, according to the Justice Department.
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Hugo Carvajal, nicknamed "El Pollo", was one of the most powerful people in the Venezuelan government. He was on the run from the US authorities for ten years.
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Venezuela’s Former Spy Chief Admits Running Drug Operation to the U.S.
Hugo Carvajal, once the top intelligence officer in Venezuela, has admitted in a US court that he helped run a major drug operation. The US Department of Justice says Carvajal worked with other high-ranking Venezuelan officials and Colombia’s FARC rebel group to send large amounts of cocaine into the United States. Carvajal, now 65, was […]
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