Hugo Carvajal, Venezuela's former military intelligence leader, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including narcoterrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, just a week before his federal trial in the U.S. Carvajal allegedly led a drug cartel comprising Venezuelan military officials with the intent to inundate the U.S. market with cocaine, collaborating with Colombian guerrillas. After over a decade evading U.S. authorities, he was extradited from Spain. His sentencing is scheduled for October, where he could receive a life sentence for his actions that significantly threatened U.S. communities.
Hugo Carvajal, a former head of Venezuela's military intelligence, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges, facing a life sentence.
The retired general admitted to leading a cartel involving senior Venezuelan military officers, aiming to flood the US with cocaine along with Colombian guerrillas.
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