Venezuela arrests 2 military officers for drug trafficking

[Bacchus4.0]

Venezuela arrests 2 military officers for drug trafficking



CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two retired Venezuelan military officers sought on drug trafficking charges have been arrested, authorities announced.

An anti-narcotics task force arrested former National Guard Capt. Vassyly Villarroel Ramirez on Monday, according to a statement released by the Interior Ministry. Ramirez has long been a wanted man. He was named in an Interpol alert and was classified as a drug kingpin in 2013 by the U.S. Treasury Department. U.S. officials say he has ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels and has been involved with cocaine trafficking.

The task force also arrested former National Guard Lt. Robert Alexander Pinto Gil on Monday. The ministry accuses him of leading local drug trafficking gangs. He previously escaped from prison.

National Guard commander Nestor Reverol said Tuesday that the two will be brought before the courts soon.

http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-arrests-2-military-officers-drug-trafficking-211704620.html

[COLGATE4]

1. Good. Now, if they'd just add God-given Hair to the list... nt

[Marksman_91]

2. He's one of the "untouchables," unfortunately n/t

[COLGATE4]

3. At least for now... nt

[forest444]

4. Good. Here in the U.S., they get their own shows on Fox 'News'.

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB2/index.html

Why, their bosses may even become presidents, and are lionized by the media for decades afterward.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/archive/gunsdrugscia.html

[Bacchus4.0]

5. Cabello, Maduro, and Chavez have shows and 2 of them served as president nt

[forest444]

6. Don't forget Señor Uribe.

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/02/world/fg-drugprez2

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB131/index.htm

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/11/colombian-president-uribe-extradition-drug

No gigs on tv though.