US Targets Venezuela over 'Soles' Cartel. Does It Exist?
- The U.S. has sent five warships and thousands of Marines to the Caribbean, citing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged role in the 'Cartel de los Soles' as a reason for the deployment.
- Venezuelan officials, as well as Colombia, deny the existence of the 'Cartel de los Soles,' with experts stating there is no evidence of a defined group by that name.
- The Trump administration claimed the 'Cartel de los Soles' is a criminal organization providing support to terrorist groups, yet the latest U.S. State Department report did not mention it.
- Maduro has denied drug trade connections, while Venezuela activated its military to confront perceived threats from the U.S. deployment.
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Trump has sent warships to battle Venezuela's 'Soles' cartel. But it may not even exist.
US President Donald Trump has deployed five warships and thousands of soldiers towards Venezuela to deal with the 'Cartel de los Soles'. But such a drug cartel may not even exist as there is no independent evidence of an organised group with a defined hierarchy that goes by that name.

US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?
Washington cited Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged role in the "Cartel de los Soles" as it dispatched five warships and thousands of Marines toward the Caribbean country for an anti-drug deployment.


The United States accuses President Nicolás Maduro of leading a narco-terrorist organization: the cartel of the Soles. His name refers to a badge of the Venezuelan military, also pointed out to be part of this gang that, according to experts, does not exist. Chavismo had a few years in power when the signs of ties with the narco began. Now the United States - which considers Maduro illegitimate - announced sanctions against this alleged gang and…
Tension between the United States and Venezuela escalated at a sustained pace since last July Donald Trump accused Nicolás Maduro of being the leader of the Cartel de los Soles. In addition to raising the reward for his capture to $50 million, the Republican president ordered in recent days an impressive deployment of several ships and marines in the Caribbean to fight drug trafficking in which he claims the Chavista regime is involved.
The United States accuses President Nicolas Maduro of leading a drug-trafficking organization: the Cartel de los Soles. The name refers to an insignia of Venezuelan soldiers, also accused of integrating this group which, according to specialists, does not exist.
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