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Home » Venezuelan Military Officers Convicted of Drug Trafficking in Paris

Venezuelan Military Officers Convicted of Drug Trafficking in Paris

Ysol Delgado by Ysol Delgado
August 18, 2016
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Having the seized drugs, the government of Venezuela issued an order to intervene Maiquetia airport security. (Wikipedia)
The financier of the operation was extradited from Colombia to Venezuela (Wikipedia)

EspañolThree Venezuelan military officers were sentenced to 22 years and six month in prison for trafficking 1,380 kilos of cocaine seized in the Paris airport in 2013.

The men were carrying 31 suitcases full of cocaine valued at approximately 270 million dollars. Ten people were convicted in total, according to Venezuelan officials, who issued a report this Tuesday.

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The wife of one of the detainees was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering, for which 17 additional people were arrested. Among them was a member of the Venezuelan National Guard, who is waiting for the court’s decision about an alleged petition for freedom.

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Harry Romero Augusto Morales is the alleged financier of the drugs that were moving through Paris. He was reportedly staying in Colombia until authorities extradited him August 11 after being captured in Bogotá.

The investigations carried out by the French police reportedly determined that the operation involved an Italian and English cartel, many members of which have also been arrested.

Source: El Nuevo Herald

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Ysol Delgado

Ysol Delgado

Ysol Delgado is a Venezuelan reporter with the PanAm Post from Mexico City. She specializes in public relations, digital marketing, and investigative journalism. Follow her on Twitter: @Ysolita.

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