Venezuela's former spy chief has disappeared in Spain after a high court agreed to extradite him to the United States where he faces federal drug-trafficking charges. Hugo Carvajal, nicknamed "El ...

The U.S. government has taken a major step against international drug trafficking by labeling a Venezuela-based criminal ...

Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal of Venezuela has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he smuggled 12,300 pounds of cocaine into Mexico, which eventually made its way into the U.S.

While the U.S. has identified the Sinaloa Cartel as a partner of the Cártel de los Soles, officials have not disclosed details about the nature or extent of that collaboration.

Mr. Carvajal, known by the nickname El Pollo, or “The Chicken,” served for several years as the military intelligence chief under Hugo Chávez, the former leader of Venezuela.

Hugo Carvajal, once a prominent figure in the government of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, faces drug-trafficking charges in the United States. By Raphael Minder MADRID — Spain’s ...

MADRID — Venezuela’s ex-spy chief Hugo Carvajal being extradited from Spain to U.S. on drug trade charges – lawyer and officials.

Former Venezuelan military spy chief, retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, walks out of prison in Estremera on the outskirts of Madrid, on Sept. 15, 2019. Credit: AP ...

The US envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, has called the disappearance of a Venezuelan former intelligence chief from Spain "embarrassing". Hugo Carvajal disappeared after a court in Spain ruled ...

Hugo Carvajal, a former chief of Venezuelan military intelligence, was detained in Aruba at the American government's behest, officials in the Caribbean island and the U.S. said on Thursday.

Hugo Carvajal, Venezuela’s former intelligence chief, during better times with leader Nicolás Maduro. Carvajal will be extradited to the U.S. to face drug-trafficking charges AFP AFP/Getty Images ...

Venezuela's ex-spy chief, Hugo Carvajal, was arrested Friday in Madrid by police acting on a U.S. drug warrant; just weeks after supporting opponents of Nicolas Maduro.