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Hezbollah's Drug Trafficking Hub Exposed in Venezuela

12/20/2025

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Margarita Island off Venezuela's northeast coast serves as Hezbollah's key Western Hemisphere base, with Maduro regime support.
Marshall Billingslea, former assistant secretary for Terrorist Financing, notes the island's role in drug trafficking and its isolation.
He says Hezbollah has expanded operations there, including training camps and ties to the Cartel de los Soles.
He argues the United States faces a strategic choice and removing Venezuela's narco-terrorist regime would boost security.

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Margarita Island off Venezuela's northeast coast serves as Hezbollah's key Western Hemisphere base, with Maduro regime support.
Marshall Billingslea, former assistant secretary for Terrorist Financing, notes the island's role in drug trafficking and its isolation.
He says Hezbollah has expanded operations there, including training camps and ties to the Cartel de los Soles.
He argues the United States faces a strategic choice and removing Venezuela's narco-terrorist regime would boost security.