Trump administration indicts Venezuela’s Leader, Nicolás Maduro, on Narcoterrorism charges

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Saturday, April 4, 2020
Author: 
Alexandra Haris
Volume: 
36
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 

On Thursday, March 26, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it indicted Nicolás Maduro and several of his colleagues on drug-trafficking and international cocaine trafficking conspiracy charges.[1] The colleagues include more than a dozen individuals, notably the Chief Justice of Venezuela’s Supreme Court and the defense minister. According to The Washington Post, Maduro could face a 50-year minimum prison sentence if extradited to the U.S. and convicted.[2]