Q24N (100% Noticias) The indictment filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against Nicolás Maduro not only targets the Venezuelan power elite but also includes direct references to Nicaragua within the charges outlined. Specifically, subsection (h) of the document declassified on Saturday, January 3, mentions the country as part of a route used for international cocaine trafficking.
According to the official file, around 2009, Nicolás Maduro, Diosdado Cabello, and Hugo Armando Carvajal allegedly held a meeting with a representative of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in which they discussed a shipment of four tons of cocaine that the guerrilla group was preparing to transport to the so-called Cártel de los Soles (Cartel of the Suns).
“Cabello ordered the FARC to deliver the cocaine to a specific location in Venezuela, where a jet would be waiting to transport the drugs to Nicaragua, for subsequent shipment to Mexico and importation into the United States,” the prosecution’s indictment details.
The official document also alleges that, following that meeting, Maduro traveled to Honduras, supposedly in his capacity as Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, with the objective of intervening on behalf of the Cartel of the Suns and preventing political events in that country from affecting the group’s drug trafficking operations.
Juan Sebastián Chamorro stated that the allegations contained in the indictment could have direct implications for the Daniel Ortega regime if the investigations are expanded.
“This administration can charge Cuba and Nicaragua for whatever they find in these accusations. It’s entirely feasible, because all it would take is a judge’s order to arrest the people involved, as was done today in Caracas,” Chamorro told 100% Noticias.
The analyst emphasized that the document explicitly mentions Nicaragua as the destination of one of the shipments. “On page 12, it says that Nicaragua received that shipment. If there is evidence to support that testimony, it will lead to charges,” he warned.
Chamorro added that, although Nicaragua is mentioned only once in the 28-page indictment, this allegation could have serious legal consequences: “This will have serious consequences for whoever provided access to that cocaine shipment. And with the head of the entire cartel in prison and cooperating to reduce his sentence, he will probably have to make some interesting confessions against Cuba and Nicaragua, and that could lead a judge to issue arrest warrants,” he concluded.
To date, the Nicaraguan regime has not commented on the allegations contained in the U.S. Department of Justice indictment. Meanwhile, the case remains under investigation and could lead to further legal action against alleged accomplices in the region.
Article translated and adapted from the article “Régimen de Nicaragua figura en acusación contra Maduro en EEUU” published at www.100noticias.tv. Read the original article in Spanish here.