Syrians arrive in Venezuela to protect Tareck El Aissami, wanted by the US

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A group of Syrian guards would have arrived in Venezuela to operate as a security team for Tareck El Aissami, today vice president of the economic area of Chavismo, who is on the list of the ten most wanted fugitives by the U.S. Customs Immigration and Control Service United (ICE).

Iván Simonovis, Special Security Commissioner of President (e) Juan Guaidó said that the presence of this Syrian group in Venezuela demonstrates that the regime's senior officials do not trust the security forces of that country, so they seek reinforcements and international allies .
Aissami is not the only official of Chavismo who has a foreign security team he trusts. Nicolás Maduro is surrounded by Cuban military and intelligence officials who are part of his security ring. In addition, the regime itself would be protected and backed by Colombian terrorist groups, such as the FARC and the ELN.

According to investigations, El Aissami and his family have helped infiltrate Lebanese Hizbullah militants in the country. It is also qualified as a drug lord after protecting at least 140 tons of chemicals believed to be used for cocaine production, according to a secret report published by The New York Times.

Because of this, the US Government. UU. They intend to pay between five and ten million dollars to obtain any information that allows the capture of El Aissami, according to the ABC website of Spain.

In 2017, the U.S. Government UU. sanctioned El Aissami, whom he included in his "drug lords" list. Now the ICE website qualifies him as "fugitive from American justice." As explained by the Treasury Department, its inclusion on the list was due to the "important role" it has played "in international narcotics trafficking."

«Tareck Zaidan Aissami Maddah has held key positions in the Venezuelan government (….) He used his position of power to engage in international drug trafficking, which earned him the designation of Specially Designated Narcotics Dealer, along with his partner Samark López Bello », the Justice Department said in its statement.

The Aissami: a very dangerous cocktail
Aissami is one of the most powerful men of the Chavista regime, since it has the power to determine ministerial expenses and to expropriate private companies. In addition, it is authorized to issue economic orders that affect from taxes to foreign currency allocations to state-owned companies. According to the investigations carried out, El Aissami is not only involved in the issuance of diplomatic passports for terrorists, but is also one of the main suppliers of the drug network that Hezbollah operates in Europe.

According to the US Department of the Treasury, El Aissami exercises control over planes that took off from a Venezuelan air base, which has allowed it to control the drug routes that leave from Venezuela.