...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
reported on Thursday.
The nefarious activities were directed by Maduro himself as well as Interior Minister Néstor Reverol and former vice-president Tareck El Aissami.
Allegedly, those who were meant to combat drugs were engaged in trafficking them, Carvajal said.
El Aissami was not only a drug kingpin, said Carvajal, but also had connections to Hezbollah, and attempted to arrange Hezbollah holy warriors to work with the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of ColombiaFARC or FARC-EP, is either a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary guerrilla organization or a drug cartel based in Colombia. It claims to represent the rural poor in a struggle against Colombia's wealthier classes, and opposes United States influence in Colombia, neo-imperialism, monopolization of natural resources by multinational corporations, and the usual raft of complaints. It funds itself principally through ransom kidnappings, taxation of the drug trade, extortion, shakedowns, and
donations. It has lately begun calling itself
Bolivarianand is greatly admired by Venezuela's President-for-Life Chavez, who seemingly fantasizes about living in the woods and kidnapping people himself. He provides FARC with safe areas along the border.
[FARC] through Venezuela.
In a meeting that took place in 2009 Hezbollah holy warriors met El Aissami and Carvajal in Syria and gave the two Venezuelan state representatives three assault rifles as gifts.
The meeting involved Venezuelan diplomat Ghazi Nasr al-Din, who was stationed in Syria at the time.
Labeled "a Hezbollah supporter" by the department of Treasury, Nasr al-Din is wanted by the FBI.
Carvajal said that Maduro did not heed his warnings to have Hezbollah forces of Evil visit Venezuela, an allegation Maduro denies.