Retired Venezuelan three-star army general Cliver Alcalá, known for his opposition to President Nicolás Maduro, is awaiting sentencing in an upstate New York correctional facility on federal charges of providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Alcalá, who twice attempted coups against Maduro, expressed regret for the pain his actions have caused his family.
Alcalá, who pleaded guilty to providing weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), faced two days of testimony implicating him in drug smuggling activities dating back two decades. Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence, citing allegations of accepting bribes to facilitate cocaine shipments.
