More Chaotic Dysfunction and Desolation in Venezuela as the Opposition Navigated Allegations of Paramilitary Ties in Colombia and the Maduro Government Faced Serious International Condemnation for its Use of Violent Repression

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The chaos of Venezuela’s crisis deepened in mid-September, 2019, after Colombian police confirmed alleged ties between Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and the drug trafficking group “Los Rastrojos.” The police department of Cúcuta, Colombia’s largest border city, stated that Guaidó posed for pictures with two leaders of the group from Cali, which manages drug trafficking routes to Venezuela. Soon thereafter, a supposed faction of the opposition signed an agreement with the government of President Nicolás Maduro, while international observers from the United Nations and the NGO Human Rights Watch accused the Venezuelan government of murderous repression. Strong opinions were expressed.

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