Venezuelan Opposition Campaigner Arrested on Drug Charges in Russia
A prominent organiser for Venezuela’s political opposition has been arrested in Russia on drug charges, according to reports Wednesday. read more
View ArticleVenezuela's Maduro Vows "Legal and Diplomatic" Response to US Sanctions
President Nicolás Maduro confirmed that “legal and diplomatic actions” will be taken in response to US sanctions targeting the nation's vice-president. read more
View ArticlePublic Letter to the Treasury Department of the United States of America
Tareck El Aissami – The New York Times The Venezuelan Vice-President defiantly challenges Washington over drug trafficking allegations recently leveled against him. read more
View ArticleVenezuelan VP Releases Open Letter to US Treasury as Parliament Demands...
Venezuelan Vice-President Tareck El Aissami published an open letter to the US Treasury Department in the New York Times Tuesday in which he lambasted the body’s recent drug trafficking accusations as...
View ArticlePoll: 66% of Venezuelans Reject US Drug Trafficking Accusations Against VP
Nearly two-thirds of Venezuelans dismiss as false recent drug trafficking accusations against Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, reports a new study by the independent polling firm Hinterlaces.read more
View ArticleVenezuelan Authorities Arrest 18 in Alleged International Drug Bust
Merida, March 1, 2018 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced Wednesday that eighteen people are behind bars as authorities claim to have dismantled an...
View ArticleVenezuela Calls on Colombia to Take Action on Drug Trafficking
Venezuela is demanding that Colombian state officials double their anti-drug trafficking efforts in light of the “alarming increase” of illicit coca crops, as noted in recent reports from the United...
View ArticleCorporate Media Enters Realm of the Absurd with Claim that Venezuela Is...
The latest instalment of creative storytelling about Venezuela has come in the form of a Yahoo! Finance news video entitled How Venezuela became ‘the cocaine capital of the world’.The report builds on...
View ArticleMedia Continue to Push Misinformation About Venezuela and Drug Trafficking
In recent years, Western corporate journalists have turned to systematically citing unnamed sources and secret documents from the US national security state. Indeed, one would be forgiven for thinking...
View ArticleSure, But Venezuela is the Narco State…
Both inside and outside Venezuela it is becoming more common to hear the term “narco-state” as a way of accusing not only the Venezuelan government but the entirety of the country’s institutions of...
View ArticleVenezuela Dismisses US Justice Department ‘Narco-terrorism’ Accusations
Santiago de Chile, March 26, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected US drug trafficking accusations against his person and senior members of his government. In a...
View ArticleFormer Venezuelan General Hands Himself over to US Authorities
Mérida, March 29, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Retired Venezuelan Major General Cliver Alcala surrendered to Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials on Friday, vowing to cooperate with a US...
View ArticleBeyond Chutzpah: US Charges Venezuela with Narco-Terrorism
According to the parable, the ungrateful son takes out a life insurance policy on his parents, murders them to collect, and is caught and found guilty. At his sentencing, the judge asks if he has...
View ArticleUS Ramps up Aggression amid Pandemic
Venezuela has been one of the countries least affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the region so far. Nevertheless, the US government is attempting to exploit the situation in order to force a...
View ArticleUS Sends Navy Ships to Caribbean in ‘Anti-Drug’ Mission Targeting Venezuela
Mérida, April 2, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Trump administration is dispatching US Navy warships to the Caribbean Sea in an effort to turn up the pressure on Venezuela. The initiative was...
View ArticleUS to Mobilize Military Reservists in ‘Anti-Drug’ Operation Against Venezuela
Mérida, April 30, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday activating armed forces reservists for an “anti-narcotics” mission in the Caribbean. “The...
View ArticleTrump Visits SOUTHCOM, Warns ‘Something Will Happen’ in Venezuela
Mérida, July 12, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – US President Donald Trump set his sights on Venezuela during a recent visit to South Florida. “Something will happen with Venezuela. That’s all I can tell...
View ArticleUS & Guyana Unveil Joint Military Patrols on Oil-Rich Venezuela Border
Mérida, September 21, 2020 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The US and Guyanese governments have announced that they are to begin joint military patrols on the disputed Venezuela-Guyana border. The decision...
View ArticleEl Nacional Newspaper to Pay Diosdado Cabello $13.6m Libel Damages
Mérida, April 19, 2021 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court (TSJ) has ordered one of Venezuela’s largest newspapers to pay Chavista number two Diosdado Cabello US $13.6 million in libel...
View ArticleVenezuelan Mayors, Deputies Arrested in Drug and Fuel Smuggling Crackdown
Caracas, January 31, 2022 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Two mayors, two National Assembly (AN) deputies and a number of alleged accomplices were arrested in high-profile security stings last week. Official...
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