Officials from the Lara state arrested the ruling deputy María Yanitza Bogado Méndez for alleged links to the “narco-political network” revealed at the end of 2021.
According to publication From the newspaper Last News This Wednesday, security agencies have been monitoring the parliamentarian for four months. It is presumed that her arrest would be made in June, but by then Bogado underwent surgery.
The same media also reported that after telephone monitoring, the Chavista deputy is located “in connection with other members of the narco-political network.” To these, according to the source of Latest News, They have been deprived of their liberty and the Prosecutor’s Office has already accused them.
It is not the first time this year that the Venezuelan justice has arrested a Chavista politician. At the end of January, the Bolivarian National Police stopped Keyrineth Fernández, official mayor of the Jesús María Semprún municipality, in Zulia state, for alleged drug possession.
The arrest occurred in the city of Cumarebo, Zamora municipality, Falcón state. the local environment New day He then said that the official was traveling in a Toyota Tacoma van, plates AG4DP5M.
Fernández was carrying 6 panels of drugs that weighed more than 7 kilos.