“It's indeed a tense situation that will destabilize things further in Venezuela, but also in Latin America” Ernesto Castaneda, a Professor of Sociology at American University, says the US linking Maduro to a drug cartel is a way of attacking his political regime. | Al Jazeera English

The Justice Department announced major new charges against Ryan James Wedding — a former Canadian Olympian now accused of leading one of the world’s most violent drug trafficking organizations. Officials say Wedding works with the Sinaloa Cartel to move 60 metric tons of cocaine a year into the US and Canada. | New York Post