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Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

Cliver Alcalá, 62, sentenced to 21 years and eight months in prison for supporting FARC and accepting bribes.
Alcalá used his position in the Venezuelan military to aid FARC with distributing cocaine to the U.S.
Alcalá surrendered in Colombia in 2020 to face indictment for conspiracy to flood the U.S. With cocaine.

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Venezuelan ex-general sentenced to over 21 years for helping Colombia's FARC

21 days ago·United Kingdom

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Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing

22 days ago·United States

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Venezuelan ex-general sentenced to over 21 years for helping Colombia's FARC

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Venezuelan general with close ties to the late leftist president Hugo Chavez was sentenced to 21-2/3 years in prison in the United States on Monday for supplying weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group. Read full story

22 days ago·Malaysia

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The Washington Post

Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels

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Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Cliver Alcalá was sentenced Monday by federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan. Alcalá pleaded guilty last year to providing material support to a terrorist group and providing weapons to the Revolutio…

22 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison

NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced Monday to over 21 years in prison […]

22 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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