Alleged drug kingpin Walid Makled is the subject of a legal tug-of-war between the United States and Venezuela. REDACCIÓN JUSTICIA/El Tiempo de Colombia/Newscom/File
Trial Of 'The Turk', One Of The World's Top Drug Lords, Threatens To Expose Chavez Regime's Involvement In Cocaine Trafficking -- The Telegraph
The testimony of a Mr Big of cocaine trafficking is embarrassing Venezuala's leader Hugo Chavez.
Ever since he swept to power on a Left-wing, "anti-imperialist" ticket, it has been one of the bitterest points of contention between Hugo Chavez and his Norteamericano foes.
Claims that Venezuela has deliberately turned a blind eye to the trafficking of vast quantities of US-bound cocaine have been furiously denied by the country's president, who insists it is just another Washington plot to discredit him.
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My Comment: Talk about embarrassment. The Venezuelans have tried their best to suppress news on this court case .... but the news is getting out in neighboring Colombia.
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