Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader

An opposition movement whose figures have met with U.S. officials says it is communicating with Washington on plans to dismantle Nicolás Maduro’s “criminal structure.”

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Dominican Republic Says It Recovered Cocaine From Boat Struck by U.S.

The Dominican Republic said it was the first time it had carried out a joint operation against “narcoterrorism” in the Caribbean with the United States.

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Venezuela’s President Maduro Denounces U.S. Boat Attack, as Trump Announces Another

The Venezuela leader, Nicolás Maduro, claimed that the Trump administration was trying to start a war in the Caribbean.

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Trump Administration Questions Colombia’s Anti-Drug Efforts and Weighs Cutting Aid

Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.

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Venezuela, Drug Boats and Trump’s Latest Claim: What to Know

The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.

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Bronx Man Charged With Dealing Drugs That Caused Deadly Overdose

Estherlyn Frias sold narcotics out of his home, near where his children slept, U.S. prosecutors said. A Connecticut man bought fentanyl and cocaine from him and died 12 hours later.

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Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

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Detective Hector Rosario Did Jobs for the Mafia on the Side, Prosecutors Say

Hector Rosario, a Nassau County detective, raided a gambling operation that competed with the Bonanno crime family, according to federal charges.

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Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences

The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, will be the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.

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