US labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It's not a cartel per se
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. But the entity that the U. S. government alleges is led by Maduro is not a cartel per se. The designation, published Monday in the Federal Register, is the latest measure in the Trump administration's escalating campaign to combat drug trafficking into the U. S. In previewing the step about...
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