Venezuelan Martin Rodil spent almost 20 years investigating the terrorist regime running Venezuela for DEA Special Ops. In this episode of "Going Rogue with Lara Logan," Martin Rodil outlines his two-decade-long efforts with U.S. agencies like the DEA in exposing Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” - a vast criminal enterprise that laundered an estimated $2.7 trillion through oil, gold, and cocaine, while hijacking democracies and fueling the global drug trade. Rodil details the cartel's origins in a Cuba-inspired alliance between Venezuela’s regime and Colombia’s FARC, deep Iranian and Chinese involvement, its penetration into U.S. politics and election systems, and the devastating impacts of corruption and narco-terror on Venezuela and the wider hemisphere. The episode also covers the recent U.S. action against Nicolas Maduro, the regime’s remaining power players, and the high human cost inside Venezuela under cartel control.

00:00:00 The Rise of Cartel de los Soles

00:01:13 Introducing Martin Rodale

00:05:28 DOJ or DEA?

00:08:29 Focus on Venezuela

00:10:56 Investigating Chavez & Maduro

00:17:22 What Is Cartel de los Soles?

00:25:23 Military Cartel Structure

00:30:00 Trillions in Criminal Wealth

00:37:34 US Policy & Criminal Networks

00:47:00 Rigging Elections

00:58:39 China’s Hidden Role

01:05:31 Maduro’s Fall—Public Reaction

01:22:08 Life Under a Cartel

01:37:16 Iran, Venezuela & National Security

01:43:04 The Fight Continues

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