"From all the information that I've received, I would say No,' Carstens said. He continued, I think the country clearly touched drugs. And there's information I always have to be very clear that I might see certain amounts of information, and there's always a treasure trove of information that I've never seen or never will see, due to classification or compartmentalization. But what I witnessed was not someone who's necessarily hardcore in the drug business."
"He said the investigation showed high-ranking military members and politicians were involved trafficking drugs, including Maduro. Gonzalez said the following when asked for the most significant evidence: It's a state sponsored drug trafficking organization, so it's a massive conspiracy. And what I mean by that is not everybody is going to be holding the kilos of cocaine. But in a conspiracy, you link everybody together that's part of the chain. Maduro was part of that chain."
Two experts offered contrasting assessments of Nicolas Maduro's involvement in drug trafficking. A former diplomat and hostage negotiator reported that available information did not indicate Maduro was a hardcore drug dealer, acknowledged Venezuela's contact with drugs, and emphasized classified limits on accessible evidence and the need for prosecutorial proof. A former DEA special agent summarized nearly two decades of investigation finding high-ranking military and political involvement and characterized the operation as a state-sponsored drug trafficking organization, describing a massive conspiracy that linked participants across the chain and included Maduro in that network.
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