As Venezuela’s interim leader charts a course after former dictator Nicolas Maduro’s removal, Delcy Rodriguez faces a decisive test. Turning over Diosdado Cabello to U.S. authorities would confirm that her government’s cooperation with American security agencies and her welcome of an Israeli rescue team in Caracas represent a substantive shift, not mere rhetoric. Without a doubt, Cabello remains the dominant internal obstacle to that shift and to any stable continuity under her leadership.

Justice Department indictments in the Southern District of New York remain, charging Cabello with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation, and firearms violations as the key leader in the Cartel of the Suns. The State Department has offered a reward of up to $25 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.