"When President Donald Trump announced the audacious capture of Nicolas Maduro to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S., he portrayed the strongman's vice president and longtime aide as America's preferred partner to stabilize Venezuela amid a scourge of drugs, corruption and economic mayhem. Left unspoken was the cloud of suspicion that long surrounded Delcy Rodriguez before she became acting president of the beleaguered nation earlier this month."
"In fact, Rodriguez has been on the radar of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for years and in 2022 was even labeled a priority target, a designation DEA reserves for suspects believed to have a significant impact on the drug trade, according to records obtained by The Associated Press and more than a half dozen current and former U.S. law enforcement officials."
President Donald Trump announced the audacious capture of Nicolas Maduro and portrayed his vice president and longtime aide, Delcy Rodriguez, as a preferred partner to stabilize Venezuela. Rodriguez has been on the DEA's radar for years and was labeled a priority target in 2022, a designation for suspects with significant impact on the drug trade. The DEA has maintained a detailed intelligence file on Rodriguez dating to at least 2018, cataloging associates and allegations from drug trafficking to gold smuggling. A confidential informant alleged she used Isla Margarita hotels to launder money. She was linked to Alex Saab but has not been publicly charged.
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