Bogata is also in Columbia, where one of the sub survivors, and, according to the data, the vast majority of dope comes from, not the "narco center of the hemesphere, (we are told) Venezuela".

Yes, I have been to Bogota, Colombia several times, but my friends there have passed on. Cocaine is huge there, but fentanyl still comes Mexico, and the precursor drugs for fentanyl still come from China, and India has joined the enterprise. China has an inconsistent record on regulating the precursor drugs, so it gets through. Mexico is till the primary source for fentanyl, so I discount claims its Venezuela.

What was it the head of the VIA said about WMD being made in Iraq? Slam dunk? But that was nukes. And Sadam ordered in suits and gear to protect form biological weapons, which were just a ruse.

The oil in Venezuela is extra heavy crude, more difficult to process and deal with the byproducts. I think V is just an easy target because T promised to stop fentanyl and this looks like he's doing something. Mexico is not easy, so that's out. So T has the border, a Plus, now the cease fire, a plus, he can't deliver on bringing prices down, a negative, can't solve Ukraine-Russia, a negative (but Putin has a new idea, and we're back to Ukraine give up everything methinks), so V is likely a show for the masses so far as drugs are subject to the balloon effect. He could always get lucky.