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What Is 'Money Badger'? The U.S. Secret Operation to Build Drug-Trafficking Cases Against Venezuelan Leaders

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Credit: AFP)

The United States' Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) ran a secret operation where undercover agents were sent to Venezuela to build drug-trafficking cases against the country's leaders, The Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The news agency, which cites a secret memo, argues U.S. authorities were aware they were arguably breaking international law. "It is necessary to conduct this operation unilaterally and without notifying Venezuelan officials," reads a passage of the memo.

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