MIAMI (AP) — It was a plan the United States knew from the start would arguably violate international law.
Here are some of the takeaways from the AP's exclusive report on the secret memo:Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesWHAT DOES THE MEMO REVEAL?
The 15-page memo spells out a secret DEA plan directing confidential informants to record Venezuelan officials suspected of converting the South American country into a narco state.
“It is necessary to conduct this operation unilaterally and without notifying Venezuelan officials,” officials wrote in the memo.
None of the indictments of Venezuelan officials before or after the 2018 memo made any mention of U.S. spying.
Persons:
Nicolás Maduro, ”, Wes Tabor, Jose Vielma, Hugo Chávez, ” Michael Nadler, Maduro’s, Alex Saab, Maduro, “, Biden, Evan Criddle, William & Mary
Organizations:
MIAMI, Associated Press, U.S . Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, IRS, U.S, Attorney’s, Justice Department, CIA, Supreme, William &
Locations:
United States, Venezuela, U.S, Manhattan, Miami, VENEZUELA, Latin America, Virginia, Investigative@ap.org