Narcotrafficking is Venezuela’s war weapon in the region, experts say

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Narcotrafficking is Venezuela’s war weapon in the region, experts say
MAIN | By Correspondent Dec. 16, 2019

CARACAS - The tentacles of narcotrafficking in South America have reached into all sectors of society and in some cases, have defeated entire governments that now sponsor the activity and attempt to destabilize the region, analysts interviewed by Voice of America say.

Martín Rodíl, a specialist in organized crime and narcotrafficking, says that Venezuela went from being a country with the presence of narcotrafficking groups to a “narcostate” under former President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013).

“What’s new is the role of Venezuela as a state and not as a country with criminal organizations, but as a state sponsoring them,” said Rodíl in VOA’s program Inter-American Forum.

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Last week,  related:

Shocking moment Peruvian Navy boards a small submarine bound for Mexico 200 miles off the coast carrying four men and TWO TONS of cocaine with a street value of $60M

    The Peruvian military seized a submarine Saturday transporting more than two tons of cocaine bound for Mexico, the government revealed Wednesday
    A Navy patrol unit intercepted the sub 200 miles off the coastal city of Talará after it was first tracked last Friday
    Peruvian prosecutor, Jorge Chávez, who oversees cases involving organized crime, said four men, including two Colombian nationals were nabbed
    The other two suspects were male nationals from Mexico and Ecuador
    Chávez said authorities were still investigating why the vessel traveled south after the illicit cargo was loaded at a port in Ecuador
    The narco sub is the first ever captured in Peruvian waters and comes just two weeks after police in Spain captured a submarine with three tons of cocaine
    That vessel, seized November 24, departed from Colombia and cross the Atlantic Ocean with at least $121 million worth of cocaine

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7786077/Peruvian-Navy-intercepts-Mexico-bound-submarine-carrying-two-tons-cocaine.html