MIAMI - HOT ZONE FOR VENEZUELAN OPPONENTS OF MADURO REGIME

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

REPORTING ON VENEZUELAN MONEY LAUNDERING CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH IN MIAMI 

Things are heating up in Miami, and I am not referring to the temperature; individuals who have been reporting on the rampant money laundering occurring in, through, and out of, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, have been targeted, threatened and harassed, and there is more trouble coming to the Magic City.

 

Here is what we have seen lately:

 

(1) A Miami media figure, who has been extensively covering Venezuelan money laundering news, had a visit, at his home, from unknown visitors, who left a threatening note, warning him from continuing to expose the rampant laundering in Venezuela. Fortunately, he was not home at the time.

 

(2) Two Venezuelan expats, both known opponents of the regime, were the object of intentional automobile accidents, conducted by a pair of Cuban agents who have been conducting surveillance of individuals who are outspoken critics of the Maduro regime.

 

The obvious intent is to intimidate regime opponents. Please note that they are known to drive a white Range Rover while conducting surveillance.

 

It is doubtful that they have registered as agent of a foreign government, as Federal law requires. Remember that a Venezuelan agent in the "Suitcasegate" case was convicted for such unlawful activities in Miami a while back. Let's hope that Miami FBI office is watching the watchers.

 

(3) A Colonel in the Venezuelan Army, whose initials are R.V.L.P., is reportedly due to arrive in Miami this week, to supervise the campaign of intimidation.

 

Look for him to pose as a civilian, and a tourist. Unfortunately, CBP will probably allow him into the country, as he is not listed under any OFAC sanction, but he does pose a threat to the Miami Venezuelan community, as well as those agent whose identities thus far have remained unknown.

 

(4) One of Miami's more experienced politicians, who is based in Doral, the Miami-Dade municipality with the largest number of Venezuelans, and who is no friend of the Maduro regime, has promised to actually publish a blacklist of Venezuelan money launderers.

 

If he is referring to the list I am familiar with, and which I have discussed on this blog, its publication will greatly upset the Government of Venezuela, as well as cause compliance officers at Miami-area banks to run to their client lists, and then to their attorneys, for advice.

 

Notwithstanding any implied or express threats from Venezuelan or Cuban agents, we will continue to cover Venezuelan money laundering activities on this blog; please stay tuned, as things will certainly get ugly, but Miami can handle it.

 

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FARC & VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENT DECLARE WAR ON VENEZUELA OPPOSITION

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

 
NORTH KOREAN WEAPONS ON SEIZED SHIP WERE DESTINED FOR THE FARC, AND FOR TERRORIST ATTACK IN VENEZUELA

We have all seen the latest update on the North Korean freighter, seized by the Republic of Panama when it attempted to illegally transit the Panama Canal with undeclared military cargo; the weapons and aircraft hidden under tons of sugar were all in operational status, and the MiGs even had fuel in their tanks, but there is much more to the story.

 

Details emerging on the true destination of the missiles, arms, and fighter jets are alarming many in Latin America, though they are curiously absent from mainstream North American and European media.

 

Here is what was supposed to happen, before some unknown source tipped off the Panamanian Government, which searched, and detained, the North Korean vessel, before it could enter the Panama Canal:

 

(1) After transiting the Canal, The missiles and small arms were to be offloaded at a clandestine port in Ecuador, close to Colombia.

 

The FARC was then slated to take possession of these arms, and therefore upset the balance of power between its troops and the Colombian Armed Forces, as Colombian military aircraft would thereafter be at risk for missile attack, and several of the FARC Fronts, thus rearmed, would be able to take the offensive once more.

Apparently, the peace process, currently under way in Havana, is being conducted by the FARC in bad faith.

 

(2) The Venezuelan portion of the plan, started by Cuban officials working in the Maduro government, involved publicly releasing fabricated information regarding a planned invasion of Venezuela by Opposition forces.

 

(3) According to the plan, The MiG fighter jets were to be deployed, reportedly using Cuban pilots, to attack targets in Venezuela's principal cities, and the operation blamed upon the Venezuelan Opposition, former Colombian President Uribe, and several American conservatives who are outspoken critics of the Maduro Government.

 

This fabricated "offensive" would be used as a pretext for the Venezuelan Government to respond violently, arresting or eliminating the entire Opposition leadership, and moving Venezuela closer to an absolute police state, under close Cuban supervision.

 

While this may sound like something from a Tom Clancy novel,  I assure you that there is a factual basis for this information.

 

As a matter of fact, three weeks before the vessel was seized,  a former Venezuelan Ambassador and security analyst, Thor Halvorssen, who is one of the leaders of Venezuelans  in exile, was the first to warn about this operation, and advised that it posed a clear and present danger to both countries.

 

But for Mr. Halvorssen's predictions, and the timely intervention of Panamanian authorities, this plot would have become reality. The Spanish-language version of the Miami Herald covered this case, in an article published on Saturday, substantially after it occurred; no other articles have appeared in the press.

 

Anyone who believes that the FARC is ready to make peace with Colombia, or who believes that the Maduro Government is anything other than an evil dictatorship, guided by Cuba, should now recognize the ugly reality; the FARC and the Maduro Government want to take their respective countries down a very long road, where there is no light at the end of the tunnel, only darkness.

 

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VENEZUELA VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW BY HOLDING A US-OPERATED OIL SHIP

FROM THE - JOURNALS of Monte Friesner – Criminal & Intelligence Analyst and Consulaire for WANTED SA ~ Contributed & Written by Kenneth Rijock

VENEZUELAN MILITARY SEIZES AMERICAN OIL COMPANY RESEARCH VESSEL IN DISPUTED WATERS 

The Venezuelan Navy, entering Guyanese maritime territory that Venezuela claims for itself, has seized The vessel and crew of the Research Vessel Teknik Perdana, owned by US-based Anadarko Petroleum, and brought it into Venezuelan waters.

 

The Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs has firmly objected to this act, in extremely strong public statements, and stated that this incident could seriously damage the relationship between the two countries, as it violates international law, and existing agreements between the two countries.

 

The vessel, with a US-based crew, was operating in the Roraima Block, on behalf of the Government of Guyana, conducting an exploration of the sea floor, when it was intercepted by the Venezuelan naval vessel "Yakuana" and forced to sail to Margarita Island. it current status is unknown.

 

There has been no response yet, by the United States, but you can be certain that it will come shortly, as the recent Venezuelan expulsion of American diplomats in Venezuela, and the subsequent similar American action against Venezuelan diplomats in the US has shown.

 

Roraima exploration block Guyana has been, for many years, under the influence of the Castro regime in Cuba, and Raul Castro in particular,  and for that reason it is believed that Venezuela has not aggressively pursued its maritime territorial claim.

 

Informed sources advise that the failure, on the part of Venezuelan President Maduro, to object to the Guyanese contract with Anadarko, at the time he visited Guyana recently on a official visit, was not well received by the Venezuelan military, which contends that the disputed maritime area is under Venezuelan sovereignty, and that the Anadarko agreement should not have been permitted without objection.

 

Most likely, the Venezuelan Navy initiate this incident to embarrass President Maduro, and does it  demonstrates the weakness of his current position as national leader.

 

The government-controlled press in Venezuela has been completely silent about this incident, indicating that it was not behind the seizure of the vessel, and does not want its citizens to have one more topic to criticize Maduro about. His regime appears to be on its way out, but how that plays out is anybody's guess.

 

This seizure could further poison US-Venezuelan relations, and result in an American retaliation, diplomatic or otherwise, that will raise risk levels for foreign investment in Venezuela.

 

The United States has historically responded vigorously to seizures of its vessels and crews, going all the way back to the Barbary Wars, on the north coast of Africa in the nineteenth century. Do not expect it to be ignored.

 

 

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