Special Report: U.S. takes aim at the power behind Venezuela's Maduro - his first lady


  • World
  • Thursday, 28 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: Cilia Flores (C), deputy of Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) and wife of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, and her fellow deputy Diosdado Cabello (R) attend a session of the National Assembly in Caracas January 22, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, a bit player in the Venezuelan leadership was arrested in Colombia and extradited to the United States to face drug charges. He proved to be an important catch.

The man, Yazenky Lamas, worked as a bodyguard for the person widely considered the power behind President Nicolas Maduro's throne: first lady Cilia Flores.

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