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SDNY unseals narco-terrorism indictment naming Diosdado Cabello, as alleged

On 26 March 2020 the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed a superseding indictment charging Diosdado Cabello Rondón, as alleged, with narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, and related weapons counts, together with Nicolás Maduro Moros and others.

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On 26 March 2020 the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed a superseding indictment charging Diosdado Cabello Rondón, as alleged, with narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, and related weapons counts, together with Nicolás Maduro Moros and others. DOJ and AP recorded the unsealing. A State Department bounty sat as neighbourhood. Nicolás Maduro is the live co-defendant counterpart. This run does not mint a cleaner twin.

Context

He was head of the National Constituent Assembly. Neighbouring 18 May 2018 SDN is parent. He did not sit as an SDNY jury.

18 May 2018 OFAC is parent. 27 August 2024 interior appointment is a later child. Keep SDNY unseals narco-terrorism indictment naming Diosdado Cabello, as alleged on 2020-03-26 separate from neighbouring 18 May 2018 OFAC SDN, 26 March 2020 SDNY indictment, 28 July 2024 election, and 27 August 2024 interior appointment.

The interior, justice and peace minister of Venezuela sits over police and citizen-security. He does not sit as every PNB rifleman, as SEBIN, as OFAC, or as an SDNY jury. Nicolás Maduro is the live captured president; Delcy Rodríguez is the live encargada if public-complete. This run does not mint a cleaner twin.

Why it matters

The path is PSUV-strongman enforcement: a completed unsealing of U.S. charges that remain allegations until a verdict.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Diosdado Cabello

    Person

    Direct responsibility

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    SDNY charged, as alleged. He was named. Maduro is the live counterpart. He did not write the indictment.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified3 sources on file
  1. 1.Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current And Former Venezuelan Officials Charged With Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal ChargesU.S. Department of Justice, Southern District of Florida · verified
  2. 2.AP — US indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges, naming CabelloAssociated Press · High credibility · verified
  3. 3.SDNY — Manhattan U.S. Attorney announces narco-terrorism charges against Maduro, Cabello and othersU.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York carries the official instrument or communique. Associated Press records the same dated act independently.

Established: SDNY unsealed a superseding indictment on 26 March 2020 naming Cabello with Maduro on narco-terrorism and cocaine-importation conspiracies, as alleged.

Not established: A completed conviction, a unique later bounty integer as welfare, or that every later Knock Knock arrest is this indictment.

He was named. Maduro is the live counterpart. He did not write the indictment.. A later repeal, court stay, or successor order would be a different Fact with a different date. That pair identifies SDNY unseals narco-terrorism indictment naming Diosdado Cabello, as alleged, not a later speech about SDNY unseals narco-terrorism indictment naming Diosdado Cabello, as alleged.

Co-authors and later implementers named in Context remain on the file. If a later repeal, stay, or successor instrument exists, it needs its own date and its own row. The contribution described on this Person row is limited to SDNY charged, as alleged. He was named. Maduro is the live counterpart. He did not write the indictment. That limit is the alternative to treating office-holding as authorship of every later series.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorDiosdado Cabello
  2. contributed toFactSDNY unseals narco-terrorism indictment naming Diosdado Cabello, as alleged
  3. strengthensDriverCabello PSUV strongman and interior repression
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). SDNY unseals narco-terrorism indictment naming Diosdado Cabello, as alleged. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ve-cabello-sdny-2020

https://factrail.ai/facts/ve-cabello-sdny-2020

Accessed 17 October 2026.

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