Venezuela: Mayor of La Guajira Municipality Arrested for Alleged Links with Narco-Trafficking

Associated Press CARACAS (AP) — Venezuelan authorities reported Friday the arrest of five mayors for their alleged links to a drug trafficking network and criminal gangs operating in the western state of Zulia, bordering Colombia. “This is sad, (a) political class that ends up being linked to Colombian drug trafficking groups,” the Minister of Internal Relations, Diosdado Cabello, told reporters, taking stock of the military counter-narcotics op…

Venezuela: Mayor of La Guajira Municipality Arrested for Alleged Links with Narco-Trafficking

Indira Fernández, the mayor of the Bolivarian Indigenous Municipality of La Guajira (Sinamaica) in Zulia state, Venezuela, has been arrested by agents of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) for allegations of corruption and association with drug trafficking. SEBIN agents also arrested Commissioner General Alexander Beltrán, director of the Bolivarian National Police in that municipality; Alí Fernández, general director of the ma…

The head of Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, confirmed the arrest of the mayor of the municipality of La Guajira of the state Zulia, Indira Fernández Duarte (del Psuv), who was linked to drug trafficking and corruption activities.In a press conference that he offered this Friday, April 4, Cabello said that -as part of the so-called Operation Lightning of Catatumbo - in recent weeks they have arrested five mayors of the re…

News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of the day This Wednesday, April 2, reported the arrest of Indira Fernández, mayor of the municipality Guajira, of Zulia. According to sources close to the case, the mayor was arrested in the capital of the country, reported the portal Microfono Zuliano. The official was allegedly captured in the company of the mayor general of the mayor, Ali Fernández; the director of the Municipal Police of Guajira, Al…

03-04-25.-The mayor of La Guajira, Indira Fernández, is being held in Caracas for investigations, according to El Pitazo three sources who heard about the news. Also, officials of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) arrested the early hours of this April 2nd at the...

Redacción (ALN) - Officials of the security forces have arrested on Wednesday the mayor of the municipality Guajira, Indira Fernández. According to the information reported by Versión Final, the official was arrested in the company of the mayor general of the mayor's office, Ali Fernández, the director of the municipal police of Guajira, Alexander Beltrán, and [...] The entry Arrested the mayor of Guajira along with other officials: This is know…