Lawyer tells jury to acquit Venezuelan nephews at drug trial
NEW YORK – A defence lawyer is urging jurors in New York to acquit two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady on drug charges.
Attorney David Rody says lies told by the U.S. government’s star witness prove the weakness of its case.
Rody spoke during closing arguments Thursday at the Manhattan trial of Efrain Campo and Francisco Flores.
The nephews of Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores are charged with conspiring last year to import more than 1,700 pounds of cocaine into the United States.
He followed final arguments by prosecutor Brendan Quigley.
The prosecutor told jurors there was plenty of evidence to convict the nephews. He cited statements they made to investigators as they were flown to the U.S. after their arrest in Haiti.
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