BBC

What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling as a terrorist organisation?

The US says the cartel is led by members of Venezuela's military but Venezuela's government has dismissed the allegations as a 'ridiculous lie' The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles ...
Hindustan Times

US labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It's not a cartel per se

President Donald Trump's administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. But the entity that ...
The New York Times

Trump Team Calls Maduro a ‘Cartel’ Boss. That Word Doesn’t Mean What You Think.

Venezuelans coined a figure of speech for the phenomenon of generals corrupted by drug money: “Cartel de los Soles.” Then the United States started talking about it as a literal organization. The ...
The New York Times

Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group

Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it. By ...
BBC

What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling as a terrorist organisation?

The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles (Spanish for Cartel of the Suns) - a group it alleges is headed by Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, and senior figures in his government ...