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| NY drug trial starts for two nephews of Venezuela's first lady |
| 2016-11-09 |
| [FRANCE24] The drug trafficking trial of two nephews of Venezuela's first lady got under way in Manhattan Tuesday, with the leftist government in Caracas saying they were essentially framed. Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, 30, and Francisco Flores de Freitas, 31, were incarcerated Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! in Haiti in November and flown to New York by US Drug Enforcement Administration agents. They are sons of brothers of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's wife Cilia Flores. She also served as speaker of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011. The men have denied charges that they plotted to smuggle 800 kilos (1,764 pounds) of cocaine into the United States. Prosecutor Emil Bove argued that the men believed they were powerful because they are close to Maduro. Their attorneys suggested however, they were not crafty enough to be plotting or carrying out the business of which they are accused. The accused also are facing the charges due to political motives, their defense maintains. Besides the Haiti case, the two men are accused of taking part in meetings to plan a shipment of cocaine to the United States via Honduras. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Cillia Flores known by all in Doral as Silly Flowers. :) Then there's my favorite, Diosdado Cabello, known to millions as Dawg Given Hair |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-11-09 09:10 |