March 27 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the government in Caracas have dismissed drug trafficking charges from the United States, arguing that they have actually been aggressive in fighting the narcotics trade.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced the indictment Thursday, which charge Maduro and a few other senior officials in his administration. The charges accuse them of helping "manage" and "lead" efforts to smuggling cocaine into the United States.