Maduro's criminal record in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reveals that the dictator's involvement in international drug trafficking began before he took office as President. In 2020, then U.S. Attorney General William Barr accused the Venezuelan dictator of leading an alliance with the Colombian terrorist group FARC. According to the accusation, the union had lasted for more than two decades at that time. The magnitude of the alleged drug trafficking was only possible because Maduro and others corrupted the institutions of Venezuela and provided political and military protection for the rampant crimes of narcoterrorism," wrote Barr. From 2018 to 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office managed to seize about US$ 450 million originating from the gang led by the Venezuelan.