Maduro said he could help locate the most wanted bosses in the Aragua Train, a band that operates in several countries in America and has become a priority for Trump
Nicolás Maduro offered to help Donald Trump’s administration to capture the leaders of the Aragua Train, after the United States displayed the army in the Caribbean for an anti -narcotics operation.
According to Bloombergthis offer by Maduro was part of the effort to restart the conversations with Washington, which has war ships at the Caribbean Sea, near Venezuela, and has reported that it has annihilated four vessels that were allegedly loaded with drugs towards the US, killing 17 people.
Bloomberg I can learn about this agreement after consulting people familiar with this issue, who asked not to be identified without permission to speak publicly.
The sources indicated that Maduro said he could help to locate the most wanted bosses in the Aragua train, who have become a priority for Trump, after being designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
It was known that this proposal was made by Nicolás Maduro to Richard Grenelll, a special envoy of Donald Trump for special missions from the United States, earlier this month, next to a letter that he sent to the US president in which he urged him to a direct dialogue to relieve tensions between the two countries and where he denied that the country is an important source of drug trafficking towards his country.
Bloomberg requested information from the Ministry of Communication and Grenell, but did not respond to the application; However, on Thursday, September 25, he told CBS News that he was still in contact with Maduro’s team, without specifying so many details.
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“Maduro’s regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela, he is a narco -terrorist cartel, and Maduro is not a legitimate president,” said a White House official in a statement when asked about comments about it. «The administration policy is the ‘maximum pressure’ on the Maduro regime, and Negotiations that can potentially benefit the regime are occurring ».
The Aragua Train, which has spread from Venezuela to Chile and to Canada, is accused of extortion, drug trafficking, people, weapons, prostitution, illegal mining, robberies and kidnappings. It is believed that some of its senior leaders are outside the country.
Last year, the US State Department, in cooperation with the Colombian government, announced millionaire rewards in exchange for information that allows to capture three leaders of the Aragua train. By alias Héctor Guerrero, aka “Niño Guerrero”, offer up to $ 5 million; by Yohan José Romero, aka “Johan Petrica”, up to $ 4 million; and by Giovanny San Vicente, also known as “Giovanny”, up to $ 3 million.
The state department statement said that, for information they have achieved in collaboration with the Colombian Police, they believe that Alias ”Petrica” is in Venezuela and the other two leaders in Colombia.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
