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DOJ Announces Life Sentence for Venezuelan Kingpin Known as 'El Gordo,' One of the Country's Top Traffickers

Authorities say "El Gordo" worked with and paid bribes to high ranking officials throughout the Venezuelan government, including military generals, army officers, national police commissioners and senior members of the country's intelligence agencies.

Latin Times

Spanish police break up gang that used swimmers to hide cocaine on ships

Almost 2.5 tonnes of narcotic seized and 30 people arrested after 15-month investigation into drug-smuggling network

The Guardian - UK

Sinaloa Cartel Operative 'Kung Fu Panda' Extradited To The U.S. To Face Cocaine Trafficking Charges

Roberto Najera Gutierrez, also known as "Kung Fu Panda," has been extradited from Mexico to the U.S., where he faces charges of cocaine trafficking and money laundering for the Sinaloa Cartel.

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How cocaine traffickers launder cartel money

The cocaine market exploded between 2014 and 2023. Production in Colombia increased more than sevenfold to nearly 2,700 tonnes, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The Conversation

The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest

Donald Trump has flagged Venezuelan drug trafficking as a key reason for the U.S. military operation on Jan. 3, 2026, that captured President Nicolás Maduro and whisked him to New York to face federal drug charges.

The Conversation

Spanish police seize 10 tonnes of cocaine in record haul at sea

Spanish police seized almost 10 metric tonnes of cocaine in their largest-ever haul of the drug on the high seas.

The Independent UK

There Was A Lot Of Wild Stuff In The Chevy Chase Documentary, But The Cocaine In The Shaving Cream Can Took The Cake

Chevy Chase is a man of many facets.

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Spanish police seize 10 tonnes of cocaine hidden in ship off Canary Islands

Haul represents country’s largest seizure at sea, with officers digging bales out from vast amount of salt

The Guardian - UK

Spain seizes 10 tonnes of cocaine in largest-ever maritime bust

The National Police intercepted a merchant ship in the Atlantic with 9,994 kilos of cocaine hidden in salt. Thirteen people have been arrested following an international operation supported by the DEA and the NCA.

Euronews

Trump’s other Latin American feud: why Colombia’s Petro is not Maduro

Leftwing leader rallies his supporters as US president accuses him of drug trafficking and threatens military action

The Guardian - UK

"Pink cocaine" is spreading in U.S. — and users don't know what's in it

A risky drug cocktail from Latin America comes north

Axios

The truth about how many drugs in the US come from Venezuela | Debunked

Donald Trump has claimed “a lot of drugs” are coming out of Venezuela - but do the figures back up the president’s claims?

The Independent UK

US rapper freed after serving half of sentence in major cocaine case

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‘We can’t take it any more’: thousands flee guerrilla clashes on Colombia-Venezuela border

Caracas shake-up could intensify violence in Catatumbo in Colombia, an area rich with coca crops, cocaine laboratories and a porous border with Venezuela

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Why the DOJ Has Stopped Describing Maduro as the Head of a Literal Drug Cartel

That embarrassing mistake highlights the slipperiness of Trump's attempts to justify legally dubious policies by invoking the specter of "foreign terrorist organizations."

The Guardian - US

‘She was the brains, Maduro was the brawn’: Cilia Flores’s role in Venezuela

Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, wielded far more power than just being a first lady and played a front line role in politics

Axios

"Come get me": Colombian president's war of words with Trump escalates

Asked if the U.S. would launch an operation against Colombia, Trump said, "It sounds good to me."

The Guardian - US

Colombian president says ‘I will take up arms again’ if US invades

Gustavo Petro makes remark after Trump threatens military action similar to Venezuela

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Axios

Maduro pleads not guilty in first court appearance: Here's what to know

After the stunning U.S. raid, the strongman faces his first day court Monday.

The Independent UK

Venezuelan leader Maduro calls himself a ‘prisoner of war’ as he appears in US court on drug charges

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores declared their innocence in a federal courthouse in New York after their capture by US forces

International Business Times UK

Maduro Pleads Not Guilty in New York Court: 'I Am a Decent Man and Still President of Venezuela'

Nicolás Maduro pleads 'not guilty' in a Manhattan court after dramatic US military capture. The deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife face life in prison for narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking.

The Guardian - US

What’s in the US criminal indictment against Nicolás Maduro?

US alleges the Venezuelan president has spent past two decades working with international drug trafficking groups

International Business Times UK

Trump Gravely Warns Colombia President 'Will Not Be In Power Long' as Next US Invasion Looms

Trump warns Colombia's President Gustavo Petro could soon be out of power and suggests a military operation, deepening diplomatic tensions after US actions in Venezuela.

The Independent UK

Who could Trump invade next? Fears over president’s plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia

Other countries could be attacked by Trump following his invasion of Venezuela

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts On Maduro's Wife Cilia Flores: Age, Net Worth And How She Is Involved In Husband's Case

Quick profile: Cilia Flores, 69, net worth £1.5–3.7m, accused of aiding Maduro's narco-terrorism case after US capture.

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