FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2019 file photo, former Venezuelan military spy chief, retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, walks out of prison in Estremera on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the U.S. Justice Department made public it has charged in several indictments against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his inner circle, including Carvajal, that the leader has effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug tra…
March 26, 2020
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US indicts Venezuela's Maduro on narcoterrorism charges
MIAMI (AP) — Nicolás Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, the Justice Department charged in several indictments made public Thursday against the embattled socialist leader and his inner circle.