Cartel of the Suns
The term Cartel of the Suns (Spanish: Cartel de los Soles) describes a Venezuelan organization allegedly headed by high-ranking members of the Armed Forces of Venezuela who are involved in international drug trade. According to Héctor Landaeta, journalist and author of Chavismo, Narco-trafficking and the Military, the phenomenon began when Colombian drugs began to enter into Venezuela from corrupt border units and that the "rot moved its way up the ranks".
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Cartel of the Suns
The term Cartel of the Suns (Spanish: Cartel de los Soles) describes a Venezuelan organization allegedly headed by high-ranking members of the Armed Forces of Venezuela who are involved in international drug trade. According to Héctor Landaeta, journalist and author of Chavismo, Narco-trafficking and the Military, the phenomenon began when Colombian drugs began to enter into Venezuela from corrupt border units and that the "rot moved its way up the ranks".
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El término Cártel de los Soles ...... riba en los rangos militares".
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The term Cartel of the Suns (S ...... t moved its way up the ranks".
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* FARC
*Sinaloa Cartel
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The group's name from the "sun" insignia of Venezuelan generals.
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Cartel de los Soles
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El término Cártel de los Soles ...... riba en los rangos militares".
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The term Cartel of the Suns (S ...... t moved its way up the ranks".
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Cartel de los Soles
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Cartel of the Suns
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