Hugo Carvajal
Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, nicknamed El Pollo ("The Chicken") (born 1960), is a Venezuelan diplomat and retired general. He was the head of the military intelligence in Venezuela during Hugo Chávez's government, from July 2004 to December 2011. Carvajal was arrested in Spain on 12 April 2019 based on an arrest warrant from the United States for 2011 drug trafficking charges; the U.S. asked Spain to extradite Carvajal. After the Spanish courts approved his extradition to the United States Carvajal went into hiding. On 26 March 2020, the U.S. Department of State offered $10 million for information to bring him to justice in relation to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. On 9 September 2021 he was arrested by Spanish police in an apartment in Madrid. On 19 July 2023, Carjaval was extradited to the United States.
Hugo Carvajal | |
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Carvajal in 2016. | |
| Deputy of the National Assembly for Monagas | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2016 | |
| Consul General of Venezuela in Aruba | |
| In office January 2014 – April 2014 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Director of the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence | |
| In office April 2013 – January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfredo Figueroa Chacín |
| Succeeded by | Iván Hernández Dala |
| In office July 2004 – December 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Wilfredo Figueroa Chacín |
| Deputy Director of the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios 1 April 1960 Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (former) |
| Nickname | El Pollo ("The Chicken") |
| Military service | |
| Rank | General |