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Ex-Venezuelan Intelligence Chief Extradited for Drug Trafficking

6/26/2025

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Hugo Carvajal, the ex-chief of Venezuelan military intelligence, was extradited from Spain to the US in 2023. He confessed to narcoterrorism and drug trafficking, revealing his role in a cartel intent on inundating the US with cocaine. Now, he awaits a life sentence, with his fate to be decided in October.

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Hugo Carvajal, the ex-chief of Venezuelan military intelligence, was extradited from Spain to the US in 2023. He confessed to narcoterrorism and drug trafficking, revealing his role in a cartel intent on inundating the US with cocaine. Now, he awaits a life sentence, with his fate to be decided in October.