Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, once a powerful Venezuelan military intelligence chief, has pled guilty to drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in a US court. His cooperation signals increasing pressure on Nicolás Maduro's regime. Carvajal, who once backed Maduro, turned against him during a failed coup led by opposition leader Juan Guaido in 2019. The US has pursued Carvajal due to his role in alleged narcotrafficking operations that contributed to widespread drug distribution in America, which involved corrupt tactics in collaboration with the Cartel of the Suns and Farc, a former Colombian rebel group.
Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, a former Venezuelan intelligence chief, has pleaded guilty to charges related to narco-terrorism and drug trafficking, increasing pressure on Maduro's government.
The US government unveiled that Carvajal was part of a corrupt narco-terrorism conspiracy involving top Venezuelan officials, including Maduro, linked to cocaine trafficking with Farc.
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