| Venezuelan
Carlos Orense Met Arturo Beltran Leyva in
Mexico Cooperator Arvelaiz Says
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURT, Nov
30 –
Venezuelan indicted
narco-trafficker Carlos Orense
Azocar was presented in
Magistrates Court in the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
on June 23, 2023 and Inner
City Press was (the only
media) there.
Orense had
just been extradited in from
Italy and the indictment
against him unsealed.
The case was
wheeled out and assigned to
District Judge Vernon S.
Broderick.
On November 30,
more names on direct - and
3500 material on cross. Thread:
All rise! Judge:
Juror 9 has expressed concern
she is not getting paid. I'm
going to look into it. It may
become an issue. Please bring
in the witness. [It is the
cooperator Arvelaez, with neck
tattoo, still on direct. Seems
to have a slight limp.]
Jury
entering!AUSA: Let's talk
about General Cliver Alcala.
Cooperator Arvalaiz: He
controlled the central region
of Venezuela, so El Pollo
Caravajal said.
AUSA: How did
Alcala help Orense?
Cooperator: Yes. We and our
1000 kilos of cocaine were
escorted by Cliver ["Cleaver"]
AUSA: What
uniforms did they have?
Cooperator Arvelaiz: The green
uniform of the Venezuela
National Guard. The cocaine
was bound for Guatemala, the
pilots told me. AUSA: Who did
Caravajal recomment Cliver to?
Cooperator: Carlos Orense.
Cross:
OK - in narcos
Venezuela trial, now Carlos
Orense's lawyer is cross
examining cooperator Arvelaiz,
after his testimony about El
Pollo Caraval, Pedro Luis
Martin, Jesus Alfredo Itriago,
etc.
Orense's
lawyer: Doesn't my client have
legitimate businesses in
Venezuela? Cooperator
Arvelaez: I'm not aware of
any.
More on Substack
here
Inner City Press
will continue to cover the
trial.
The case is US v.
Azocar, 21-cr-379 (Broderick)
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