The Latest Breaking News from Trafficking

Trump’s Venezuela invasion sets a perilous precedent

If Trump can invade Venezuela, why can’t Putin invade Ukraine? Or Xi Jinping seize Taiwan?

The Guardian - US · Jan 5

No Need for Expert Evidence as to Media Defendant Negligence in Resisting Anti-SLAPP Motion,

at least when the dispute is over a simple identification error./

Reason · Jan 5

Maduro Due In Court Today As Trump Says 'We're In Charge' Of Venezuela

A motorcade carrying Maduro was seen leaving the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn early Monday ahead of his expected appearance, where he faces drug trafficking and weapons charges.

International Business Times · Jan 5

Fury Explodes As Trump's Drug Crackdown Jails Maduro — but Pardons a Proven Trafficker

Trump's drug war escalation, jailing Venezuela's Maduro, while pardoning a trafficker, sparks global outrage and sharp questions on US policy consistency and the rule of law.

International Business Times UK · Jan 4

How US intervention in Venezuela mirrors its actions in Panama in 1989

The US dramatically escalated its confrontation with Venezuela on January 3, moving from sanctions and targeted strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels to direct military action. In a pre-dawn operation, US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removed them from the country.

The Conversation · Jan 4

How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro

A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” fueled by a drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S. with thousands of tons of cocaine

The Independent UK · Jan 4

US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far

Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. The US military’s operation to snatch Maduro was carried out in the early hours of January 3 and follows months of steadily mounting…

The Conversation · Jan 3

10 Photos of Cilia Flores: Quick Facts About The Woman Behind Nicolás Maduro's Power

Cilia Flores, Maduro's wife and Venezuela's hidden power broker, captured by US forces. Lawyer-turned-revolutionary faced narco-trafficking scandal.

International Business Times UK · Jan 3

9 Signs a Job Posting Is Actually a Human Trafficking Trap

In a tough economy, we are all looking for opportunities. We want the high-paying remote job, the modeling gig, or the easy administrative role. Predators know this. Human traffickers have moved from the streets to the internet, using fake job postings to lure victims into dangerous situations.

Budget and the Bees · Jan 2

Maduro "ready" to talk with U.S. on drug trafficking, won't comment on dock strike

The 2 sides should "start talking seriously" on drug trafficking and oil, Venezuelan leader tells journalist.

Axios · Jan 2