officially, Department of State (DOSfor its abbreviation in English) was advertised as a Terrorist organization Sun cartel. According to the statement published by the government USAThe authorities believe he is led by a criminal clan Nicolas Maduro. This opens up a series of actions the Trump administration can take regarding Venezuela.
In the same vein, the United States government has confirmed that there is Participation of the entire state apparatus in Venezuela In drug smuggling operations. To justify its decision, the State Department stated that the authorities had corrupted “the army, intelligence, legislature and judiciary.”
Moreover, the United States has equalized The organization’s actions with others are like the Aragua trainalso Venezuelan, or Sinaloa Cartel: “Responsible for terrorist violence throughout the hemisphere, as well as drug trafficking into the United States and Europe.”
Regarding the consequences, the State Department stated that the United States would use “all available tools” to protect US national security. Among other issues, this includes “Deprive drug terrorists of funding and resources“.
According to the State Department’s Office of Counterterrorism on its website, when The United States considers any country to cooperate with terrorismYou can take measures contained in four large sections:
This category also includes Sanctions of other persons or countries Which engages in trade operations with the countries included in the list.
However, despite the authorities officially classifying Maduro as a “terrorist,” Currently, Venezuela is not included as a country in this category. What happened with the latest decision is that the Venezuelan regime is now considered part of a foreign organization.
Specifically, the classification of the Cartel de los Solis and the Venezuelan President states that measures such as: International arrests and military and intelligence measures.
Moreover, information about the organization indicates this This is not the classic cartel structureRather, it is a network of networks in which different figures linked to the Venezuelan government participate.
American authorities provide Official list of countries Who considers it? Cooperation with terrorismTo whom penalties and restrictions of various types apply. DOS states that currently these items are:
Along with the menu, the official website also has details What are the laws? On which these statements are based.
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