July 25, 2024

Venezuela’s Botched Abduction of Alleged Mafia Boss in Brazil

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For a country teeming with illegal gold traffickers and criminal gangs, it is striking that Venezuela would risk provoking further international wrath with such an audacious incursion into foreign territory. The explanation seems to lie in Venezuela’s conviction that Fernández, aside from being a wanted criminal, is also a backer of armed dissident movements along the volatile southern border region. Full Text -> InSightCrime

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