In latest indictment, DoJ has dropped its claim that Venezuela’s "Cartel de los Soles" is an actual group. (Bonus: that name originated from one of the CIA's cocaine smuggling operations in the 90s)
In latest indictment, DoJ has dropped its claim that Venezuela’s "Cartel de los Soles" is an actual group. (Bonus: that name originated from one of the CIA's cocaine smuggling operations in the 90s)
source: gift link to NYT live blog (here is an archive.is link for later when the unlocked_article_code expires)
Where did this term come from? The Cartel of the Suns wikipedia article explains:
(reference [13] points to this article about it from 1993: Anti-Drug Unit of C.I.A. Sent Ton of Cocaine to U.S. in 1990)
OC writeup by @cypherpunks@lemmy.ml