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Every claim on this site is backed by at least two verifiable sources. "Primary" sources are official releases (DOJ, OFAC, State Department, Treasury, court records). "Secondary" sources are news outlets and research organizations with published methodologies.
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Unmarked watery graves - tracking the US boat strikes in Latin America
Airwars
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-08-28ACCESSED 2026-09-01
US military strikes on alleged drug boats may not have worked
CNN
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-07-26ACCESSED 2026-09-01
Alex Saab Pleads Not Guilty in New Miami Federal Case
Miami Herald
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-07-24ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to face trial next June
BBC News
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-07-22ACCESSED 2026-09-01
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro gets a June trial date
CNN
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-07-22ACCESSED 2026-09-01
US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Venezuela's Maduro
Reuters
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-07-22ACCESSED 2026-09-01
Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions
Just Security
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-06-21ACCESSED 2026-09-01
Tareck El Aissami: The former Venezuelan power broker now turning against his own in court
El Pais (English Edition)
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-05-18ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Alex Saab appears in Miami federal court on new money-laundering charges after deportation
Miami Herald
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-05-18ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Venezuela deports Maduro ally Alex Saab to US
Deutsche Welle
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-05-16ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Aplazan la sentencia del 'Pollo' Carvajal, ex jefe chavista que ofrecio a Trump dar 'detalles' contra Maduro
CNN en Espanol
SECONDARYnews articleESPUB 2026-04-16ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Venezuela reinstates Maduro ally Padrino Lopez despite $15M U.S. reward
UPI
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-04-14ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Delcy Rodriguez seeks to draw a line under Maduro regime with government reshuffle
El Pais (English Edition)
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-03-20ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Cabello's grip endures amid post-Maduro transition
NPR
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-01-18ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Venezuela's interim leader sacks Maduro ally Alex Saab as industry minister
France 24
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-01-16ACCESSED 2026-08-13
The Shifting US Portrait of Venezuela's Cartel of the Suns
InSight Crime
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-01-08ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Superseding Indictment (S8): Maduro Moros, Cabello Rondon, Rodriguez Chacin, Flores de Maduro, Maduro Guerra, Guerrero Flores
U.S. Department of Justice, Southern District of New York
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2026-01-05ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela's 'Cartel de los Soles' Is an Actual Group
The New York Times
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2026-01-05ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation of Cartel de los Soles (Public Notice 12869, 90 FR 53045)
Federal Register (U.S. Department of State)
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2025-11-24ACCESSED 2026-08-13
US labels Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as terrorist, ramping up pressure
Reuters
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2025-11-24ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Terrorist Designations of Cartel de los Soles
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesperson
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2025-11-24ACCESSED 2026-05-25
United States v Carvajal Barrios docket updates
CourtListener
SECONDARYcourtENPUB 2025-11-06ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Reward for Information on Nicolas Maduro Increased to $50 Million
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2025-08-07ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Publication of Specially Designated Nationals list update: Cartel de los Soles
Federal Register (U.S. Department of the Treasury, OFAC notice)
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2025-08-04ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Treasury Sanctions Cartel de los Soles as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2025-07-25ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Hugo Carvajal: Venezuelan ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terror charges
BBC News
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2025-06-26ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Venezuela's ex-spymaster pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges
Reuters
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2025-06-25ACCESSED 2026-08-13
Illegal mining in Venezuela death and devastation in Amazonas and Orinoco
CSIS
SECONDARYthinktankENPUB 2025-05-01ACCESSED 2026-05-26
New Venezuelan mining law obscures old corruption problems
InSight Crime
SECONDARYngoENPUB 2025-04-30ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Maduro ally freed in US prisoner exchange joins government cabinet
Al Jazeera
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2024-10-18ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Maduro nombro a Diosdado Cabello nuevo ministro de Interior, Justicia y Paz de Venezuela
Caracol Radio
SECONDARYnews articleESPUB 2024-08-27ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Samark Lopez Bello (criminal profile)
InSight Crime
SECONDARYanalysis reportENPUB 2024-05-01ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Venezuela Detains Former Oil Minister El Aissami Over PDVSA Corruption Case
Venezuelanalysis
SECONDARYnews articleENPUB 2024-04-09ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Former Venezuelan General Sentenced To 260 Months In Prison For Providing Material Support To The FARC And Firearms Charges
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2024-04-08ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Ex Venezuelan general Alcala sentenced to over 21 years for aiding FARC
Reuters
SECONDARYjournalismENPUB 2024-04-08ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Venezuela's cocaine revolution
InSight Crime
SECONDARYngoENPUB 2022-04-01ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Colombian businessman charged with money laundering extradited to the United States
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2021-10-19ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Treasury targets sanctions evasion network supporting corrupt Venezuelan actors
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2020-06-18ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Nicolas Maduro Moros and 14 current and former Venezuelan officials charged
U.S. Department of Justice
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2020-03-26ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Nicolas Maduro: US charges Venezuelan president with narco-terrorism
BBC
SECONDARYjournalismENPUB 2020-03-26ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Rewards For Justice Offers up to $55 Million for Information on Senior Members of the Cartel de los Soles
U.S. Department of State, Rewards for Justice Program
PRIMARYgovernment press releaseENPUB 2020-03-26ACCESSED 2026-05-25
Treasury targets influential former Venezuelan official and his corruption network
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2018-05-18ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Treasury sanctions 13 current and former senior officials of Venezuela
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2017-07-26ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Treasury sanctions eight members of Venezuela supreme court
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2017-05-18ACCESSED 2026-05-26
Treasury sanctions Tareck El Aissami under the Kingpin Act
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SECONDARYgovernmentENPUB 2017-02-13ACCESSED 2026-05-26