Retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcalá Cordones sentenced to over 21 years in US prison for providing weapons to drug-funded rebels linked to FARC.
Retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcalá Cordones, who attempted two coups against President Nicolas Maduro, has been sentenced to over 21 years in US prison after admitting to providing weapons to drug-funded rebels linked to FARC, a Colombian terrorist group. Prosecutors sought a 30-year sentence, arguing that Alcalá accepted millions of dollars in bribes from cocaine deals. His lawyers requested a six-year sentence.
April 08, 2024
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