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U.S. government reports and multiple analyses estimate that roughly 200–250 metric tons of cocaine per year transited Venezuela around 2020 and in subsequent assessments — an amount the State Departme...
Venezuela is documented primarily as a transit route for cocaine rather than a large-scale producer of most illegal drugs; U.S. and other reports estimate significant cocaine transshipments through Ve...
Recent government and reporting data point to Colombia as the principal source of cocaine that reaches the United States: UN and Reuters reporting says Colombia was the source for most drugs crossing ...
Illicit drugs reaching U.S. consumers come largely from Latin America, with cocaine originating primarily in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia and synthetic opioids—most notably fentanyl—linked to production...
Available reporting does not give a single, authoritative percentage for “what share of cocaine seized in the US is traced to Venezuela in 2024–2025.” Major U.S. and international reports cited in the...
U.S. officials and reporting have repeatedly cited an estimate that roughly 200–250 metric tons (MT) of cocaine moved through Venezuela annually as of 2020; U.S. and DOJ materials have used that figur...
Venezuela functions mainly as a transit hub — not a primary producer — for cocaine bound for both Europe and the United States, with traffickers using aerial, maritime and island-hopping Caribbean cor...
A U.S. president can be removed from office without a formal impeachment conviction through constitutional and political mechanisms distinct from impeachment: chiefly the pathway for incapacity and po...
The Congressional Research Service counted 27 Representatives and 5 Senators — a total of 32 members of the 118th Congress — who were born outside the United States, representing 5.9% of the chamber’s...
Venezuela functions largely as a transit and secondary route for cocaine headed to the United States and other markets; U.S. estimates in 2020 put 200–250 metric tons of cocaine transiting Venezuela a...
Reporting from 2024–2025 shows competing pictures: some monitors and Venezuelan authorities recorded large seizure figures (Transparencia Venezuela cited “more than 848 tons” seized in 2024) while ind...
U.S. authorities and partners have intercepted and seized tons of cocaine at sea in operations tied to routes that touch Venezuela, including individual cases of 1–2.4 metric tons from vessels linked ...
The core claims to evaluate are that the Gripen (chiefly the Gripen E) is a lower-cost, more export-flexible fighter compared with the stealthy but increasingly expensive F-35, and that performance tr...
Venezuela has been verified by U.S. and international reporting as an important transit and processing route for cocaine—largely because of its porous border with Colombia, weak institutions and repor...
Central American countries function as key transit corridors — both maritime and overland — funneling cocaine and other drugs northward from Andean producers through Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic ro...
The 119th Congress includes a measurable cohort of foreign‑born members: congressional research and Pew data show 26 Representatives and six Senators were born outside the United States, and roughly 1...
Cartels and networks move drugs and people from South America through Central America primarily via maritime routes (Pacific, Caribbean/Atlantic) and land “pipelines” across the isthmus, using ports, ...
Canada has 15 free trade agreements covering 51 countries and blocs, giving preferential access to about 1.5 billion consumers and roughly 61% of world GDP . Key multilateral FTAs include CUSMA (with ...
Available reporting and official analyses show that the main cocaine flows to North America originate in the Andean states (Colombia, Peru, Bolivia) and are not primarily routed through Venezuelan Car...
Peru is experiencing a marked escalation in urban crime that prompted a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao in October 2025, with the government deploying the Armed Forces alongside police to...