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"$100,000 for each shipment", how the First Lady of Venezuela is implicated in drug trafficking charges!

2026-01-04 17:18:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"$100,000 for each shipment", how the First Lady of Venezuela is

Cilia Flores, the wife of President Nicolás Maduro, faces serious charges from US prosecutors, who link her to bribery schemes and facilitating international drug trafficking, with payments reaching up to $100,000 for each cocaine flight.

According to investigative documents from US authorities, Flores is suspected of having been part of an influence network since 2007 that provided free passage for planes loaded with drugs in exchange for monthly payments.

Part of these amounts, according to prosecutors, ended up in her hands through bribes.

From lawyer to key government figure

Born in 1956 in Tinaquillo, Cilia Flores grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Caracas and trained as a lawyer, specializing in labor and criminal law. She became involved early in Hugo Chávez's movement, providing him with legal assistance after the failed coup in 1992.

During this period, Flores met Nicolás Maduro, with whom she built a political and personal alliance that has lasted for more than three decades. Her political career was consolidated with her election as a deputy to the National Assembly in 2000 and 2005, and in 2006 she became the first female president of the Venezuelan parliament.

Her term was accompanied by criticism and accusations, including restricting the media in parliament and employing family members, accusations she has denied.

American accusations and the connection to drug trafficking

According to the US indictments, Flores is accused of brokering a meeting between a major drug trafficker and Néstor Reverol Torres, then director of Venezuela's National Anti-Drug Office. In exchange, the network would guarantee institutional protection for air cocaine traffic, with monthly payments of $100,000 for each flight.

Reverol Torres was indicted in New York in 2015 on felony drug-related charges and remains at large. US investigators describe Flores as part of a structure that they say provided political and institutional support to drug cartels.

International investigations and the case of the grandchildren

Cilia Flores' name became widely implicated in international investigations in 2015, when her two nephews were arrested and later convicted in the US of drug trafficking conspiracy. They were released in 2022, as part of a prisoner exchange between Washington and Caracas.

While she is expected to officially face charges in New York, one thing remains indisputable according to analysts: Cilia Flores is inseparable from Nicolás Maduro's power, and her role is considered key in the functioning of the Venezuelan regime, which has been directly targeted by the Donald Trump administration in the fight against international drug trafficking.


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