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Venezuelan Jets Provoke US Navy in Caribbean Standoff

Venezuelan Jets Provoke US Navy in Caribbean Standoff

Venezuelan Jets Provoke US Navy in Caribbean Standoff Tensions in the Caribbean flared this week after two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets conducted a provocative flyover of the USS Jason Dunham, a U.S. Navy Aegis guided-missile destroyer. Defense Department officials described the incident as a clear “show of force” amidst ongoing U.S. counter-narcotics operations in the region. The USS Jason Dunham is part of a U.S. naval flotilla recently deployed to target criminal organizations and narco-terrorism in the waters off…

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Venezuelan Ex-Spy Chief ‘El Pollo’ Pleads Guilty to Narco-Terrorism, Unlocking Potential Intelligence

Venezuelan Ex-Spy Chief ‘El Pollo’ Pleads Guilty to Narco-Terrorism, Unlocking Potential Intelligence

Venezuelan Ex-Spy Chief ‘El Pollo’ Pleads Guilty to Narco-Terrorism, Unlocking Potential Intelligence In a significant development for international law enforcement, Hugo Carvajal, the former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence and a close confidant of the late President Hugo Chávez, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a litany of drug trafficking charges, including narco-terrorism. Known by his alias ‘El Pollo’ (The Chicken), Carvajal’s plea comes just a week before his highly anticipated trial was set to begin in a Manhattan federal court. Carvajal,…

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