Court documents allege Caribbean politicians being implicated in a sweeping United States federal indictment targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
Several Caribbean politicians are alleged to have been implicated in a sweeping United States federal indictment targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to court documents filed in New York.
The indictment, which forms the basis of Maduro’s capture and transfer to U.S. custody, alleges that senior figures within the Venezuelan government operated a state-sponsored narcotics network that relied on corruption across the Caribbean, Central America, and beyond.
U.S. prosecutors claim that cocaine traffickers moving drugs from Venezuela toward the United States paid bribes to politicians along key transit routes, including the so-called “Caribbean route,” in exchange for protection from arrest and the freedom to operate with impunity. While no Caribbean officials are named in the indictment, the documents allege that political figures in the region benefited financially from drug-fuelled corruption.
According to the indictment, Maduro and members of his inner circle used state resources—including military escorts and diplomatic passports—to facilitate the movement of large quantities of cocaine, while collaborating with violent international drug cartels.
Prosecutors further allege that the trafficking network extended through transshipment points in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico, where traffickers paid portions of their profits to corrupt politicians who, in turn, used the proceeds to maintain and expand their political power.
Beyond narcotics trafficking, the indictment accuses the Venezuelan leadership of involvement in organized criminal activities including money laundering, kidnappings, and state-sanctioned violence, allegedly used to consolidate control over the country.
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the legal action is intended to hold the Venezuelan administration accountable for what she described as turning the country into a hub for international narcotics trafficking and terrorism.
The indictment states that corruption enabled by cocaine trafficking permeated every stage of the supply chain—from producers in Colombia, to transporters in Venezuela, to recipients and redistributors at northern transshipment points—enriching traffickers and the political figures who allegedly protected them.
U.S. authorities have not identified any Caribbean politicians by name, and no charges have been brought against officials in the region. However, the allegations are expected to intensify scrutiny of political and financial links across the Caribbean as the case against Maduro proceeds in U.S. courts.
I hope the politicians in Antigua and Barbuda are not involved…please, Lord, let it not be! Our small country cannot handle another scandal.
If Caribbean politicians benefited from this, then full transparency and accountability are necessary, no matter who it is.
Of course Antigua is mixed up in this. As sure as the sun shines brightly every day. And your leader is at the forefront.
This is the beginning of the end of time. We living in the begining of the end of time… Crazy said it best
Wow!
Was this a Trump squeeze play ?
Are political figures in Antigua and Barbuda being accused of allowing Antigua to be used as a narco transshipment hub?
Why did Gaston Browne agreed to taking deportees from the US over three months ago.?
Is the Visa restrictions to Antigua and Barbuda part of this Trump and Rubio squeeze play until the Foriegn Deportees settle in?
Drug trafficking doesn’t just bring crime it undermines democracy and development
The region cannot afford to be seen as a safe passage for international drug networks
Allegations alone can damage reputations. The U.S. should release clear evidence if politicians outside Venezuela are involved
It’s alarming to think that narcotics money may have influenced elections and governance across the Caribbean.
This explains why drug trafficking has been so hard to dismantle corruption at political levels makes it almost impossible