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NYC's most legendary prosecutor sees a darker threat in Venezuela's alleged global cocaine hub

Linette LopezMay 23, 2015, 15:51 IST

On Monday the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States is investigating high-level Venezuelan government officials for allegedly turning their country into a global cocaine hub.

Robert Morgenthau, the legendary former Manhattan District Attorney, has been making exactly that accusation for years. And for him, the Venezuelan government's questionable activity doesn't stop at drug running.