Saturday, June 12, 2021

SDNY Prosecution of Venezuela Cartel Citing Maduro and Honduras Put Over To Aug 14

 

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC - Guardian UK - Honduras - ESPN

SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 7 – Cliver Antonio Alcala Cordones is charged as part of a wide indictment of the Venezuelan "Cartel de Los Coles" and Colombia's FARC. 

  On June 7, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.

  The indictment cites Nicolas Maduro, and said he "coordinated foreign affairs with Honduras and other countries to facilitate large-scale drug trafficking."  

  Judge Hellerstein inquired into CIPA, the Classified Information Procedures Act. He said motions should be filed within 60 days, and set another proceeding for August 14 at 9 am.

The case is USA v. Carvajal-Barrios, et al., 11-cr-205 (Hellerstein)

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