- UNASUR's attempt to mediate Venezuela/Colombia kerfluffle fizzles. Hugo then moves Venezuelan troops to the border.
- Sinaloa Cartel drug lord "Nacho" Coronel was killed. He is an ally of Sinaloa kingpin, "Chapo" Guzman. NYT posits that people aren't going to feel safer.
- 30 ships have been waiting over two weeks to be offloaded at Port of Cabello in Venezuela. This as scandal grows over the way Ports allocate resources.