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‘Fidel Castro Had to Know’ Says Former Colombian Drug Dealer Carlos Lehder

14ymedio, Madrid, January 25, 2024 — Former Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Lehder, who has just published his memoirs under the title Life and Death of the Medellín Cartel, continues to reveal details about the relationship of the criminal organization with Cuba. In a telephone interview with journalist Vicky Dávila on Semana magazine’s television program, the former criminal … Continue reading “‘Fidel Castro Had to Know’ Says Former Colombian Drug Dealer Carlos Lehder”

Former Colombian Drug Trafficker Carlos Lehder Recounts His Meeting with Raul Castro in Cuba

14ymedio, Clara Riveros, Miami, 14 January 2023 — The complicity between drug lords and the political leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Cuba, was key to the rise, positioning and expansion of the Colombian cartels in the decade of the 1980s, as extracted from Vida y muerte del cartel de Medellín [Life and Death … Continue reading “Former Colombian Drug Trafficker Carlos Lehder Recounts His Meeting with Raul Castro in Cuba”

Castro and Chávez, a Criminal Association

The teachings of Castroism have led the Venezuelan autocracy to implement a social control very similar to that of Cuba. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 18 January 2025 — The deaths of several dozen Castro henchmen in Caracas irrefutably testifies to the close alliance between the dictatorial systems of Cuba and Venezuela, a league in which … Continue reading “Castro and Chávez, a Criminal Association”

Alejandro Gil Will Not Be the Only One To Fall

14ymedio, Havana, Reinaldo Escobar, 8 March 2024 — An unusual “official note” made public the depth of the fall of Alejandro Gil Fernández, Cuba’s now ousted Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning. Readers of the the Communist Party press already know that this headline discloses the most important information, but this note … Continue reading “Alejandro Gil Will Not Be the Only One To Fall”