Maduro’s Big Claim
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro told the world that all the cocaine trafficked around Latin America is produced in Colombia. He used confident language and pointed the finger at Colombia and at Colombian President Gustavo Petro. That message showed up on social media and in short video clips, and it was meant to be simple and loud. Maduro said Venezuela has nothing to do with the drugs. He wanted people to hear one clear sentence that shifts blame away from his government.
What Maduro Is Trying to Do
This is not just a wild accusation. It is a strategy. By blaming Colombia and Petro, Maduro tries to do two things at once. First he diverts attention from narco networks inside Venezuela. Second he pressures the region and the United States to focus on Colombia instead of on his own rule. It is the political equivalent of pointing to the next room when your house is on fire. Slick, but not convincing to anyone paying attention to the evidence.
The Real Drug Picture in the Region
Fact check time. Cocaine production routes are complicated and cross borders. Colombia is a major producer of coca leaf and plays a central role in the cocaine trade. But trafficking networks move product through multiple countries, and criminal groups operate across frontiers. Venezuela has also been repeatedly identified by analysts and by some U.S. officials as a transit and facilitation point for illicit shipments. So the truth is not all one country or the other. It is messy and shared, not a clean single-source story Maduro hopes you will accept.
Why Blaming Petro Won’t Save Maduro
Even if Maduro pins the blame on Gustavo Petro, that will likely not remove attention from his own government. The U.S. and regional actors look at patterns, logistics, and corruption. If evidence shows Venezuelan territory or officials are involved in trafficking, neatly blaming a neighbor will not erase those facts. Maduro may be buying time or trying to sow diplomatic confusion. That is political theater, not a solution for the narco problem or for Venezuela’s isolation on the world stage.
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