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International Task Force Needed to Combat the Financial Stronghold of the Cartel de los Soles and Transnational Organized Crime in Venezuela

Ending the Cartel of the Suns in Venezuela, and tackling transnational organized crime in general, requires an international task force that directly targets their financial resources. The resilience of these groups shields them, ensuring their… International Task Force Needed to Combat the Financial Stronghold of the Cartel de los Soles and Transnational Organized Crime in Venezuela

The Venezuelan businessman, Leonardo Rafael Montbrun Álvarez, is facing accusations in the United States for money laundering, bank fraud, and cybercrimes, as well as for materially supporting the Tren de Aragua—an international terrorist organization. Additionally,… Venezuelan Businessman Arrested in the US for Money Laundering and Alleged Ties to Terrorist Organization Amid Ongoing Fraud Accusations in Spain

The Venezuelan businessman, Leonardo Rafael Montbrun Álvarez, is facing charges in the United States for money laundering, bank fraud, cyber crimes, as well as for materially supporting the Tren de Aragua —a foreign terrorist organization—… Venezuelan Entrepreneur Arrested in U.S. for Money Laundering Ties to Aragua Train Also Named in Spanish Accusations Involving Shasta App and BNC

The criminal charges against Nicolás Maduro, which led to his capture in Venezuelan territory alongside his wife, Cilia Flores —who is also accused—, also include Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero.” He is identified… The Sinister Network of Niño Guerrero’s Aragua Train and its Alliance with the Cartel of the Suns to Flood the U.S. with Cocaine

The criminal charges against Nicolás Maduro and others in his circle are filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where the U.S. Attorney’s office accuses him of narcoterrorism and… Nicolas Maduro and Associates Face Serious Drug Terrorism and Corruption Charges in New York Court

On December 9, 2025, federal agents arrested Venezuelan businessman Leonardo Rafael Montbrun Álvarez in Omaha, Nebraska, after being charged in a sealed federal indictment linking him to a transnational criminal conspiracy related to money laundering,… Venezuelan Businessman Arrested in US for Money Laundering and Terrorism Support Linked to Padrino López

The federal justice system in the United States has taken a significant stride in the fight against transnational organized crime by exposing one of the vastest and most sophisticated financial conspiracies ever attributed to a… US Government Exposes Aragua Train as a Terrorist Financing Network Through Multi-Million Dollar ATM Heists

The Cartel of the Suns operates as a parallel state in Venezuela, as this transnational criminal corporation is intertwined with the Venezuelan state structure. This statement was established in a conversation with journalist and former… The Cartel de los Soles: Unmasking Venezuela’s Parallel State of Corruption and Crime

Following in the footsteps of the Chavista narcogeneral, Hugo Carvajal Barrios, Cliver Alcalá Cordones, a member of the Cartel of the Suns and sentenced to 21 years in prison, wrote a letter to the President… Cliver Alcalá Cordones Accuses Maduro and Cabello of Leading Venezuela’s Criminal Regime in Frightening Letter to Trump

The letter from Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal to Trump is not just a legal strategy to gain procedural benefits; it exemplifies how Nicolás Maduro’s regime waged an endless war fueled by corruption and state-sponsored drug… Hugo Carvajal’s Letter to Trump Exposes Maduro’s State-Sponsored Drug War and Transnational Crime Network

In a letter addressed to President Donald Trump and the people of the United States, former military intelligence chief of the chavista regime and member of the Cartel of the Suns, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios,… Hugo Carvajal Exposes Venezuela’s Regime as a Narcoterrorist Threat to U.S. National Security

The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced plans to designate the criminal organization as an FTO. What are the legal, diplomatic, and doctrinal consequences of applying the terrorism label to a criminal structure with state… State Terrorism at the Forefront of Legal Consequences as the U.S. Prepares to Label the Cártel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

The NGO, American Oversight, linked to the Democratic Party, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the extradition of members of Tren de Aragua to El Salvador. The action, initiated… Allegations of Political Manipulation Emerge as American Oversight Targets DOJ for Ties to Aragua Train Deportations

The war against the Cartel of the Suns is entering a new phase by the U.S. government with the establishment of a special task force designed to combat the threats posed by this global terrorist… U.S. Government Assembles Special Task Force to Combat Global Threat of Cartel de los Soles and Associated Criminal Organizations

A group of sixteen alleged former members of the terrorist organization Tren de Aragua —now part of the transnational criminal organization Anti-Tren— is facing serious charges of drug and firearm trafficking in the United States… Ex-Tren de Aragua Members Face Serious Drug and Weapons Trafficking Charges in Texas Court