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The U.S. Department of Justice charged Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and 14 other current and former government and intelligence officials with an array of charges Thursday, including drug trafficking, narco-terrorism, and corruption. Per a statement from the DOJ, the indictment accuses Maduro of being involved in the Cartel de Los …

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug kingpin known as “El Chapo,” was condemned to life in prison plus 30 years in a packed hearing Wednesday morning. The severity of the crimes for which Loera was convicted mandated a life sentence, rendering the hearing little more than a formality. But as …