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Venezuela Appoints Vice President Accused of Drug Trafficking, Hezbollah Ties

Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro has appointed Aragua state governor Tareck El Aissami the nation’s new vice president. Multiple reports have linked El Aissami to both a major cocaine trafficking outlet and the jihadi terror organization Hezbollah.

Frances Martel

6 Jan 2017, 6:07 PM PST

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) shakes hands with Venezuela's new Vice-President

Former Diplomat: Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro Funded Campaign with Drug Money

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs under George W. Bush, Roger Noriega, asserted in multiple interviews this week that the United States has ample evidence that high-ranking government Venezuelan officials are involved in cocaine trafficking, and that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has used drug money to run his campaign.

Frances Martel

30 Apr 2015, 8:06 AM PST