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Colombian businessman and Maduro ally Alex Saab worked as DEA informant, court papers reveal

MIAMI — A Colombian businessman held in Miami on charges of paying bribes to Venezuelan government officials worked as a confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and turned over millions of his profits to the DEA before he failed to surrender in 2019, according to a federal court…

Miami Herald

Maduro ally informed US about bribing Venezuelan officials, court filing claims

Alex Saab, facing charge in Miami of siphoning $350m via US, allegedly agreed to be ‘active law enforcement source’ for DEA

The Guardian - US

Businessman close to Maduro was DEA informant, records show

Newly unsealed court records show that a Colombian businessman linked to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was secretly signed up by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a cooperating source in 2018 and gave agents information about bribes he paid to Venezuelan officials

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Venezuelan opposition gathers to hear call for unity

Venezuelan opposition parties have staged one of their largest rallies since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, hearing calls for unity to end more than two decades of socialist governments

The Independent UK

Venezuela military has killed 9 members of armed groups -minister

Military operations on the border with Colombia have killed at least nine people belonging to illegal armed groups, while eight civilians died after explosive devices left by the same groups detonated, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Friday.

Reuters

Venezuela's Guaidó, opposition seek to unite under big tent

The Venezuelan opposition was re-energized recently by an unexpected gubernatorial victory in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez

The Independent UK

In Venezuela, damage from party on sacred mountain spurs outrage

A birthday party held on a mountain sacred to indigenous Venezuelans has generated outrage over damage to the area in an episode critics see as entitled excess playing out amid Venezuela's prolonged economic collapse.

Reuters

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For many asylum-seekers, flying to Mexico is ticket to US

For nationalities that don’t need a visa, Mexico can be the ticket to seeking asylum in the United States

The Independent UK

Venezuelans despair at smears, stigmatization and arbitrary arrests

Amnesty International decries ‘systematic policy of repression’ as Maduro clamps down on enemies real and imagined

The Guardian - US

Former US Marine describes a night of horrors under custody of the Venezuelan regime

Within hours of being stopped on a rural road in Venezuela, former U.S. Marine Matthew Heath told a court Monday, he found himself naked and strapped to a wire mesh connected to a car battery that would shock him between questions from officers of the country’s military counterintelligence.

Miami Herald

Venezuelan gang leader killed in police operation

Venezuelan gang leader Carlos Revette, known as El Koki and wanted by authorities for months, was killed in a police operation near Caracas, Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia says military aid to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia

Russia has promised that military equipment given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize Latin America or end up in the hands of illegal armed groups, Colombia's Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said.

Reuters

Infant killed after coast guard opens fire on boat carrying Venezuelan migrants

The baby’s mother was injured after the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard shot at the boat, later saying it fired in ‘self defence’

The Guardian - US

Trinidad says Venezuelan migrant infant dies in border security operation

Trinidad and Tobago's Coast Guard said a Venezuelan migrant infant died in a security operation on Saturday when a vessel illegally crossed the maritime border, prompting the Caribbean nation to offer condolences.

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The Independent UK

Venezuela upholds long jail sentences for US oil executives

A court in Venezuela has upheld long prison sentences for six American oil executives detained in the South American country on corruption charges for more than four years

Reason

Biden Is Deporting Venezuelans Fleeing Socialism, Despite Condemning Trump for the Same Practice

"It's abundantly clear he has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," then–presidential candidate Biden said of Trump's deportation flights.

Manchester Evening News

Manchester United's Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri impress as Uruguay win World Cup qualifier

Uruguay beat Venezuela 4-1 on Tuesday night and Man United's Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri were among the goals.

The Independent UK

Iranian supertanker carrying condensate docks in Venezuela

An Iran-flagged supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of condensate has docked at a Venezuelan port, with both countries facing U.S. sanctions

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Miami Herald

Removal flights to Colombia spur Venezuelan fears of harsher immigration treatment in the US

For thousands of Venezuelans hoping to reach the U.S.-Mexico border, recent news that Washington has decided to turn back those who have resided in Colombia is only the most recent sign that the path to the United States is disappearing.

Reuters

U.S. returning some Venezuelans caught at border to Colombia under COVID order

The United States is returning some Venezuelans caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to Colombia if they previously resided in that country, U.S. officials confirmed on Monday, citing the need to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Reuters

Venezuela detains ruling party mayor over drug trafficking

Venezuelan authorities have detained a mayor belonging to the ruling Socialist party and two elected deputies as part of an operation against drug trafficking, the government said, without saying if any drugs were seized.

Liverpool Echo

Everton striker Salomon Rondon matches Gary Lineker feat with stunning hat-trick

Everton striker Salomon Rondon returned to international football after a 14-month absence to net a hat-trick for Venezuela against Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier

Reuters

Italy rejects extradition of Venezuela's ex-oil minister, says lawyer

Italy has rejected a request by Venezuela for the extradition of Rafael Ramirez, a once powerful oil minister and former head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, his lawyer said on Saturday.

ABC News

Alleged Nicolás Maduro co-conspirator Cliver Alcalá says CIA knew about Venezuelan coup plans

A retired Venezuelan army general says US officials were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the country's leader to flood the US with cocaine.

The Independent UK

Alleged Maduro co-conspirator says CIA knew about coup plans

A retired Venezuelan army general says U.S. officials at the highest levels of the CIA and other federal agencies were aware of his efforts to oust Nicolás Maduro — a role he says should immediately debunk criminal charges that he worked alongside the socialist leader to flood the U.S. with…

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