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Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group

Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.

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The Justice Department has backed off a dubious claim about President Nicolás Maduro that the Trump administration promoted last year in laying the groundwork to remove h… [2059 chars]

Source: The New York Times | Published: 2026-01-05T22:43:13Z

Credit: The New York Times

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