There are also very strong allegations made by defectors and others about the involvement of an individual by the name of Diosdado Cabello who I, in my personal view based on everything I have seen--he is not simply a political leader. He is in my view the Pablo Escobar of Venezuela today. He is a narcotrafficker.
Marco Rubio: “There are also very strong allegations made by defectors and others about the involvement of an individual by the name…”
On the recordJuly 18, 2017
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Rubio compares Diosdado Cabello to Pablo Escobar, citing narcotrafficking allegations.
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