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Security around Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has been increased for the last three weeks after U.S.<\/span> intelligence has uncovered a possible plot by a powerful Venezuelan politician to assassinate the senator.<\/p>\n Rubio has been outspoken in his criticism of the authoritarian rule of Venezuela\u2019s president Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n CBS<\/span> Miami<\/a> has obtained a memo written by a U.S.<\/span> federal agency, which offers details of the plot. DHS<\/span> has circulated the memo to state and local law enforcement agencies. CBS<\/span> Miami says it has agreed not to show the memo and to not cite names, locations, or identifying information.<\/p>\n The Miami Herald first reported<\/a> the memo on Sunday.<\/p>\n The 2-page memo is marked \u201claw enforcement sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n The Miami Herald<\/em> reports<\/a> that U.S.<\/span> government agencies became aware of a \u201cpossible threat against Florida United States Senator Marco Rubio.\u201d The memo also refers to a \u201cpotentially grave threat to Sen. Rubio.\u201d<\/p>\n The memo says the threat comes from Diosdado Cabello, a top Venezuelan lawmaker who is a former top military official. The memo emphasizes, however, that the information concerning the possible assassination plot is not corroborated.<\/p>\n According to the memo, Cabello might have gone as far as to contact \u201cunspecified Mexican nationals\u201d in connection with his plan to harm Rubio.<\/p>\n Last month, Rubio described Cabello the \u201cPablo Escobar of Venezuela.\u201d A week ago on Twitter<\/a>, Cabello dubbed the senator<\/a> \u201cNarco Rubio.\u201d<\/p>\n The Miami Herald<\/em> notes that for years, U.S.<\/span> authorities have investigated Cabello and other high-ranking Venezuelan government members for suspected drug smuggling, an allegation Cabello has denied. Earlier this year, the United States accused Vice President Tareck El Aissami of being a drug kingpin and later revealed he had at least $500 million in illicit funds tucked overseas.a<\/p>\n Cabello, however, is not, among the thirty Venezuelan officials \u2014 including Maduro himself \u2014 whom the Trump administration has recently placed under financial sanctions for undermining democracy, engaging in corruption and repressing dissent.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>The U.S.<\/span> Capitol Police [USCP<\/span>] is responsible for the security of members of Congress. It would be inappropriate for DHS<\/span> to comment on the seriousness of the threat. However, Federal Protective Service (FPS<\/span>) and USCP<\/span> collaborate regularly and have processes in place to share information and, as applicable, process requests for assistance. USCP<\/span> has not requested assistance at this time,\u201d DHS<\/span> spokesman Dave Lapan told CBS<\/span> News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Security around Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has been increased for the last three weeks after U.S. intelligence has uncovered a possible plot by a powerful Venezuelan politician to assassinate the senator. Rubio has been outspoken in his criticism of the authoritarian rule of Venezuela\u2019s president Nicolas Maduro. 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