William Acosta for Poder & Dinero and FinGurú
At the heart of contemporary Venezuela, while the spotlight focuses on visible conflicts, a parallel plot unfolds where trust is currency and loyalty is whispered quietly. César Omaña stands out as the architect of this shadow: as comfortable in a luxury operating room as in discreet meetings with Cuban intelligence agents, financial operators, Chavismo allies, and dissent strategists. His biography transcends that of a successful doctor: he was a master of escape routes, guardian of fortunes, and a key piece in a network where the legal and the clandestine converge inexorably, and personal utility is the only lasting shield.
Companies in the Omaña network and his contacts
The business framework of Omaña, consolidated alongside strategic partners and protected by figures of high power, was the platform to channel capital, justify contracts, and launder public resources. Through the trust circle of Alex Saab, Omaña perfected the mechanism of simulated exports, “business” companies, and financial triangulation spread across Panama, Miami, and gray areas of the international system.
Central companies in the framework
• The Drip Clinic C.A.: Luxury clinic in Caracas, a front for capital movements and a central piece of confidential meetings.
• Techno Farm Corp: Registered in Panama and Florida, facilitated agricultural imports/exports and international transfers.
• Miracle Mile Trading & Investment LLC: Based in Miami, justifies real estate operations and transfers.
• Mint 312 LLC: Real estate operations and fund dispersion.
• Toys for Boys Miami, LLC: Boutique company used for laundering in Florida.
• Cooperativa El Resplandor Bolivariano 32165, Conagra II, Conagra Group, Asociación Cooperativa Agro Transporte Gran Amor: Logistic and commercial support in Venezuela.
• Holland Dairy, LLC, Techno Bio Corp, Heflin Group Corp, Global Export Service of América: Companies linked to international trade, technology, and real estate.
• More than seventy additional firms covered agro-industry, import-export, real estate, health, and technology, all interconnected by personal relationships and institutional protection (Armando.info, 2023; Ciudad Gótica News, 2024).
Key contacts and supports
• Alex Saab: Operator of the SUCRE system and financial mentor of the network; heart of institutional laundering and international alliances.
• María Gabriela Zúñiga Orbe: Document and logistics manager; facilitator of fictitious imports.
• Adolfo Navas and Mariela Pereira: Frontmen and managers of key companies; banking operators.
• Eucario Omar Escudero Trejo, Joani Vieites, Raúl Gorrín: Large logistical and wealth flows between Venezuela and South Florida.
• Iván Hernández Dala: Head of the DGCIM, institutional protector and direct accomplice in the impunity of the machinery.
• Jorge Manuel Duque Duque: Partner in biomedical equipment and logistics; technical-business mediator.
The Cuban machinery and the invisible saw
Omaña's learning in Cuba, much more than academic, was initiatory: there he learned from G2 operators, diplomatic assistants, and guides how to navigate the double border of power. Under that tutelage, he understood that the true Fortress was the "mountain" network, where those who only speak what is necessary, never expose themselves, and fulfill favors at night and without witnesses. From there, he imported a culture of silence, personal protection, and mutual shielding that he never abandoned upon his return.
Upon returning, part of his Cuban circle followed him: G2 advisors with diplomatic rank, binational commissioners, experts in encrypted messaging, and trusted operators. All under the logic of absolute confidentiality and loyalty to the group above public noise (Ciudad Gótica News, 2024).
The escapes
The most visible—and controversial—legacy of Omaña was the execution and logistics of several escapes that marked recent Venezuelan history:
Escape of Leopoldo López (April 30, 2019):
The opposition leader escaped from house arrest with the logistics and financing of Omaña, who provided disguises, safe routes, and armored vehicles to access La Carlota Air Base. López ended up taking refuge first in the Spanish embassy, then outside the country (Infobae, 2024; Ciudad Gótica News, 2024).
Escape of Manuel Cristopher Figuera (May 7, 2019):
The former director of SEBIN, after the failure of the uprising, was rescued by Omaña's network and managed to leave the country using clinics, routes, and multilateral contacts until his arrival in U.S. territory (La Nación, 2019; Ciudad Gótica News, 2024).
Escape of Iván Simonovis (May 16, 2019):
The former police officer, under house arrest, fled through a window and car to the coast, and Omaña accompanied him in the maritime phase aboard a boat, managing to evade surveillance and get him out of the country. There is video confirming Omaña's direct presence in the operation (Ave Fénix Noticias, 2024; Ciudad Gótica News, 2024).
Other operations (April–June 2019):
This scheme was replicated for dozens of military personnel, police, and high-profile activists, merging funds from front companies, diplomatic routes, and safe houses for their protection and escape, always from the shadows and without public trace.
Pursuit, arrests, and the fall of the General
With the internal purge in Chavismo between 2023 and 2025, Omaña's institutional protection fell apart.
• Adolfo Navas and Mariela Pereira, trusted partners of Omaña, were arrested and subjected to processes with little transparency, accused of facilitating laundering and illegal operations. Accounting and logistical personnel from other companies in the framework also faced detentions and judicial pressures.
• General Iván Hernández Dala, until then head of the DGCIM and godfather of the group, was removed from the circle of power, relegated to minor tasks, and kept under “administrative arrest” or surveillance, no longer reintegrated into the public circuit. His fall dissipated the shielding that kept Omaña's apparatus safe, leaving the network exposed to new loyalties and internal purges (Ciudad Gótica News, 2024).
Conclusion
Omaña embodied the double agent: never fully loyal to a single side, always useful to the network of favors and secrets of power. His companies and supports, at the forefront of resource drainage and impossible escapes, illustrate how true operators survive only as long as their utility demands, and how the system devours without mercy those who cease to be indispensable.
References
Ciudad Gótica News. (2024, March 11). César Antonio Alfonso Omaña Alcalá, the Venezuelan James Bond made in Cuba.
Armando.info. (2023, December 7). Bonnie, Clyde, and the 'little doctor' of agricultural imports.
https://armando.info/reportajes/bonnie-clyde-y-el-doctorcito-de-las-importaciones-agricolas/
Ave Fénix Noticias. (2024, March 18). César Omaña Alcalá: Video reveals his involvement in the escape of Iván Simonovis.
America TeVé. (2025, July 3). César Omaña was indeed tortured and is out of danger in the Rodeo prison.
Infobae. (2024, March 8). A former intelligence chief of Chavismo revealed details of who would have financed the escape of recognized opponents of Venezuela.
La Nación. (2019, June 23). A former chief of Maduro's intelligence service arrived in the U.S. with the secrets of the regime.
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/del-trafico-oro-hezbollah-venezuela-exjefe-del-nid2261280/
About the author:
William L. Acosta graduated from (PWU) and Alliance University. He is a retired police officer from New York City, as well as founder and CEO of Equalizer Private Investigations & Security Services Inc., a licensed agency in New York and Florida with international reach. Since 1999, he has led investigations in drug cases, homicides, and missing persons, and has participated in criminal defense at both state and federal levels.
Specializing in international and multijurisdictional cases, he has coordinated operations in North America, Europe, and Latin America.
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