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Marco Rubio: “In the past, you have the ELN and the FARC and other drug…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 1:43:33

For example, you know, they have these colectivos, as they're called, which basically are these armed motorcycle gangs that are allowed to act with impunity in return for their support for the Maduro regime. In the past, you have the ELN and the FARC and other drug trafficking organizations, including Train Agua, that are involved again. So these are real risks that we have a duty to warn Americans. Here's what we didn't want to see. And I don't mean to interrupt you. (1:43:33–1:43:40)

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Asserts that ELN, FARC, and other drug trafficking organizations have been involved in Venezuela.

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