By: Staff Writer January 9, 2026 Nicolas Maduro, the deposed president of Venezuela who is now in US custody facing charges of drug trafficking, has pleaded not guilty to those…
Category: VENEZUELA
Pardons, Plea Deals, and Boat Strikes
By: Insight Crime December 9, 2025 As an organized crime investigator, I’ve covered many headline-grabbing stories. But none of them were as jaw-dropping as the arrest, extradition, and drug trafficking…
Hegseth strike killed Venezuelan drug boat survivors
By: Staff Writer December 5, 2025 Us Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, is under fire for a US military strike that killed 11 suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers in a double…
Cartel of the Suns Terrorist Designation is a Gamechanger
By: Insight Crime December 2, 2025 On Monday, November 24, the US government officially designated the Cartel of the Suns as a “foreign terrorist organization.” We’ve written a lot about…
US military carries out another strike on vessel in Caribbean, killing 3
November 7, 2025 The United States military has carried out another lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said. Three men were…
Russia comes to Venezuela’s aid amid US tension
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2025 Russia promised to deliver Oreshnik and Kalibr Missiles to Venezuela to help it defend itself from potential US invasion. Russia’s foreign ministry denounced on…
Trump authorizes CIA in Venezuela
By: Staff Writer October 17, 2025 US President Donald Trump has authorized Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert activity in Venezuela in the latest attempt to have its President Nicolas Maduro…
Machado Trump “deserves,” Nobel prize while Maduro calls her “demonic witch.”
By: Staff Writer October 14, 2025 María Corina Machado, political leader of Vente Venezuela and leader of the official opposition in Venezuela, said about her recent Nobel Peace Prize award…
Trump’s war on drug cartels is merciless
By: Staff Writer October 7, 2025 The US Department of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X that US President Donald Trump ordered a lethal strike on a Venezuelan boat…
US Drone Strike Highlights Sucre’s Role in Venezuela’s Cocaine Corridor
By: Insight Crime October 7, 2025 On September 2, a small boat left the coast of Sucre state, Venezuela, and headed into the Caribbean Sea. Moments later, a missile launched…
US policy against Venezuelan traffickers causing major rift with Trinidad
By: Staff Writer September 23, 2025 The US military has struck a third boat suspected of trafficking narcotics from Venezuela to the US. US President Donald Trump has said US…
Venezuela begins Caribbean military exercises as tensions with US escalate
September 19, 2025 Venezuela said Wednesday, September 17, it had begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila as tensions soar amid US military activity…