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https://archive.is/2026.01.06-102149/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/trump-venezuela-drug-cartel-de-los-soles.html

But experts in Latin American crime and narcotics issues have said it is actually a slang term, invented by the Venezuelan media in the 1990s, for officials who are corrupted by drug money. And on Saturday, after the administration captured Mr. Maduro, the Justice Department released a rewritten indictment that appeared to tacitly concede the point.

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[–] P1d40n3@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

Maduro is going to beat the charges. Funniest outcome.

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