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Trump claimed that Hernandez was, quote, set up by the Biden administration and that he deserves a full pardon.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the so-called Cartel de los Soles
as a foreign terrorist organization for its alleged role in drug trafficking.
The Trump administration says that the cartel is made up of high-ranking Venezuelan military officers and led by President Nicolas Maduro.
The Venezuelan government is rejecting the designation today, calling it a, quote, ridiculous fabrication, and insisting that there's no such thing as the Cartel de los Soles.
The terrorist designation comes as the U.S.
has positioned warships and thousands of troops near the coast of Venezuela, raising expectations of a possible military strike inside the country.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the so-called Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization for its alleged role in drug trafficking.
The Trump administration says that the cartel is made up of high-ranking Venezuelan military officers and led by President Nicolás Maduro.
The Venezuelan government is rejecting the designation today, calling it a, quote, ridiculous fabrication, and insisting that there's no such thing as the Cartel de los Soles.
The terrorist designation comes as the U.S.
has positioned warships and thousands of troops near the coast of Venezuela, raising expectations of a possible military strike inside the country.
and Colombia were once close allies and partners in the war on drugs.
But relations have festered due in part to the controversial U.S.
policy of attacking alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea.
These military strikes have killed more than two dozen people.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims that one of the victims was an innocent Colombian fisherman and has accused the Trump administration of murder.