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UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA
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IN D IC TM EN T
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1. TheNorthValleyCartel(hereinafterCtNVC'')wasacriminalorganizationbasedin
Colombiawhosemembersengagedin:(a)theillegaltraffickingofcocainetotheUnitedStatesand
elsewhere;(b)thelaunderingofdrugproceeds;(c)thebribingoflaw enforcementofficials;and(d)
thekidnaping,torture,andm tlrderofinform ants,rivaldrugtraffickers, andotherperceivedenem ies
oftheNVC.
intelligenceofficerwiththeDireccinlnteligenciadeM ilitardeVenezuela(VenezuelanDirectorate
ofM ilitarylntelligence)(hereinaher&D1M '')anditssuccessoragency.
Starting in the early-1990sand continuing through the ear1y-2000s, high-rnnking
datesbeingunknowntotheGrandJury,W ilberVarela,a/k/a(labony''(hereinaftervarela'')was
theleaderofoneoftheseNVC factions.
5. Inandaround2004,theexactdatebeingunknowntotheGrandJury,Varelarelocated
V enezuela.
2008,the exad dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, Varela paid H UGO CARVAJAL
BARRIO S, a/k/a dPoIIo,'' and other high-ranking Venezuelan 1aw enforcem ent and m ilitary
1aw enforcem entand military offkials assisted Varela's faction's drug trafficking activitiesby,
nmongotherthings:1)allowingmembersofVarela'sfactiontoexportcocainefrom Venezuela;2)
providingmembersofVarela'sfactionwithprotedionfrom capture;and3)providinginformation
regardingtheactivitiesofVenezuelan m ilitary and 1aw enforcem entpersonnel.
10. Following Varela's death, m embers of his faction continued to pay H UGO
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Varela's faction.
12. From atleastasearly asin and around 2004 and continuing th ough in and around
September 2010, the exad dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, H UG O CARVAJAL
personnel;and4)investingincocaineloadsbeingexportedfrom Venezuela.
(ConspiracytoDistributeCocainewith theKnowledgeand lntent
thatitwillbeUnlawfully ImportedintotheUnited States)
21 U.S.C.j 963
14. From atleastasearly asin and around 2004 and continuing through in and around
H UG O CA R VA JA L BA M O S,
a/k/a $PoIIo,9'
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did knowingly and willfully com bine,conspire,confederate,and agree w ith W ilberV arela,a/lc/a/
tlabon,''and with persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury,to distribute a controlled
substanceinScheduleII,knowingandintendingthatsuchcontrolledsubstancewouldbeunlawfully
importedintotheUnitedStates,inviolationofTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Sections959(a)(1)and
959(a)(2);al1inviolationofTitle21,United StatesCode,Section 963.
15. PursuanttoTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Section 960(b)(1)(B),itisfurtheralleged
thatthisviolation involved five(5)kilogramsormoreofamixtureand substance containing a
detectable nm ountofcocaine.
16. The allegations of this Indictm ent are re-alleged and by this reference fully
orderivedfrom,anyproceedsobtained,directlyorindirectly,astheresultofsuchviolation,andany
property used,or intended to be used,in any mnnner or part,to com m it,or to facilitate the
commissionof,suchviolation,pursuanttoTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Sections853(a)(1)and(2).
18. AllpursuanttoTitle21,United StatesCode,Section853,asm adeapplicablebyTitle
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ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
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ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTOM EY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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probable witnesses and the Iegalcomplexltles ofthe Indlctment/lnformatl
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Iam Mware thatthe information supplied Mnthijqtaterpentwillbe relied upon bythe Judgesofthis
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This case willtake 10 days forthe padies to try.
5. Please check appropriate category and type ofoffense listed below:
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0 to 5 days Petty
6 to 10 days = . M inor
11to 20 days M isdem .
21to 60 days Felony = -
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* M ax.penalty:Lifeim prisonment