On September 12, the US Treasury froze the assets of former Venezuelan Interior Minister Ramon Rodriguez Chacin (who resigned last week) and two senior intelligence officials, … on the grounds that they had ‘materially assisted’ drug trafficking by the Colombian FARC rebels. The announcement, which came one day after President Hugo Chavez expelled the US ambassador, further reinforces the belief that Caracas will come in for especially strong criticism.
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The Venezuelan government anticipates heavy criticism this year.
Latin America Daily Brief, 15 September 2008
