The United States denounced the complicity of the Maduro regime with drug trafficking: "Venezuela is a weak point in the fight against organized crime"

The US government today considered that Venezuela is now a "weak point" in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking. He hopes that after the "process of change", the Caribbean country will again be a constructive partner in these areas.

"We are all connected with each other," said Efe Kirsten Madison, Special Envoy of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at the meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. UN celebrated in Vienna.

"The criminals go where there is a weak point and where there is an opportunity, and I believe that Venezuela is now this weak point and this opportunity"he thought.

The US representative stated that There was a time when Venezuela was a "big partner" in the fight against drugs, corruption, narco-terrorism and organized crime. "This is not the case today," said Madison, convinced that "in the process of change with the interim government", the country will be again.

Madison said that "efforts in the region were very detrimental" to the fact that Venezuela was not a constructive partner in this regard.

"The current situation in Venezuela testifies to a breach of legality in these areas. We have witnessed a break in efforts to seriously tackle drug trafficking, corruption and transnational organized crimehe denounced.

"We have seen the complicity of senior officials in these activities," insisted Madison. "I think for the moment, with this illegitimate government trying to stay in power, things are not going well in Venezuela on these issues," he said.

Donald Trump's government was the first to recognize Mr. Guaidó as Acting President. Since then, he has taken various measures to put pressure on Maduro, including the withdrawal of visas for the Venezuelan authorities and sanctions against Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa). source of currency for Caracas.