Foreign Policy

DEA Files Reveal Long-Standing Concerns About Venezuelan Leader Delcy Rodríguez Amid U.S. Strategy

By Economics Desk | January 17, 2026

Newly obtained DEA documents expose years of suspicion around Delcy Rodríguez, yet Washington positions her as a key ally in Venezuela—raising urgent questions about America’s true strategy and national interests.

In a tangled web of international intrigue and drug enforcement, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has quietly monitored Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez for years, labeling her a "priority target" due to alleged involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering. Yet, at the highest levels of Washington, Rodríguez has been positioned as an essential partner to stabilize Venezuela following President Nicolás Maduro's capture on drug charges. How Can America Trust a Figure Under DEA Scrutiny? This stark contradiction reveals a troubling tension in U.S. policy: while intelligence paints Rodríguez as deeply enmeshed within Venezuela’s corrupt power structure, American officials publicly...

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