Vice President of Venezuela eases drug trade

Venezuela has had a turbulent government for decades. It is almost impossible to find basic goods and foods legally in the country, and inflation is predicted to rise to 1,600 percent by the end of 2017. To top everything off, the newly elected vice president, Tareck El Aissami, is being sanctioned by the United States over allegations of being a narcotics trafficker. El Aissami was blacklisted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for helping protect international kingpins and for aiding in the transportation of drugs through Venezuela. The Wall Street Journal accused El Aissami of facilitating drug trade in 2015, even though his reports as minister of the interior show that he shut down about 70 drug traffickers and seized narcotics by the tons. More…