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Security & Strategic Review - May 2015 (ISSN 1741-4202)
US investigations into Venezuelan narco links threaten a new spat
A new diplomatic confrontation between the US and Venezuela may be in the offing as a result of investigations in New York and Miami into the alleged involvement of high-ranking Venezuelan officials, including the president of the national assembly, Diosdado Cabello, in drug trafficking. This could depend on whether, apart from the testimony of Venezuelan defectors, there is enough hard evidence for formal charges to be filed.
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