🕳️ Released Phantom Node 114: Cartel de los Soles. The Mutation of the Uniform
- Foundation date
12 January 2026
This project is a philosophical and artistic study of the phenomenon of "phantom nodes" — invisible yet influential objects and subjects in the contemporary global system. The descriptions contained within this study are metaphorical and allegorical, aimed at uncovering systemic problems, regimes, and civilisational influences. They are not a journalistic investigation or legal accusations, but serve as an artistic interpretation of reality.
Names are included because they appear in open international sources.
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Mode: Narco-State / Totalitarianism
🕳️ Released Phantom Node 114: Cartel de los Soles. The Mutation of the Uniform
When authority becomes a license for crime.
Who is this?
Cartel de los Soles is not a single person nor a classical cartel.
It is a network of high-ranking Venezuelan military and state officials who used the armed forces as infrastructure for drug trafficking.
The phantom exists at the intersection of state power, military authority, and criminal economy.
Type of node:
Military-criminal, state-based
Status:
Above the law, shielded by state institutions
Form of control:
Military immunity, control of airspace, armed protection of routes
Phantom image:
A decorated uniform concealing contraband instead of service
What remains after the phantom:
Logistical schemes, witness fear, sealed archives
Core of the node:
What sustained it?
Fusion of military hierarchy with political power, logistics control, impunity, transnational shadow networks.
How did it become a phantom?
When personal responsibility dissolved into the uniform and crime became an official function.
Why does the phantom still exist?
Because of institutional silence, fear of exposure, and systemic dependence on illicit flows.
Phantom’s condition:
Active, diffused, partially legalized
After the regime:
– military-criminal chains exposed
– illegal logistics routes dismantled
– abuse of military authority criminalized
– international investigations conducted
– financial channels blocked
– civilian oversight over armed forces restored
Collective reaction:
A uniform is not absolution.
Rank does not erase responsibility.
Memory records consequences, not insignia.
Core principle:
When a state wields force without accountability, it becomes an instrument of crime.
Alt-text:
Graphite visualization of the "Cartel de los Soles". The uniform without a person symbolizes the loss of the state essence of the army and its transformation into an empty shell for the drug trade. The suns on the shoulder straps as symbols of corruption and "shadow" logistics.
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Unmasking the Phantom. Pivtorak.Studio. 12.01.2026
🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration.
All depictions are allegorical; the piece does not allege facts about specific private individuals without corroborated evidence.
Names are included because they appear in open international sources.
🫧 Phantom Node Dossier 114: Cartel de los Soles — The Transformation of a National Army into a Drug Trafficking Logistics Provider.
Key Aspects of the Phantom:
"Mutation of the Uniform." As of January 2026, this is the world's most powerful military-criminal organization. The phantom nature lies in the complete dissolution of the national army into a drug cartel. The general's stars ("Suns") on their epaulettes have become a trademark of cocaine trafficking quality. Following Maduro’s fall, the node has entered an "autonomous survival" mode, where military infrastructure (radars, air defense, airfields) is used exclusively for smuggling.
Regimes:
🎖️ Narco-Feudalism Regime: Division of national territory among generals into transit zones, where army units act as couriers and cargo security.
🛡️ Sovereign Immunity Regime: Exploitation of state borders and military status to shield members from international arrest warrants.
🤝 Terror Symbiosis Regime: Close collaboration with Colombian groups (ELN, FARC dissidents) to control production cycles.
Tools:
📡 Military SIGINT/ELINT: Utilizing Russian-supplied equipment to monitor the movements of U.S. Coast Guard vessels and DEA radars.
🛫 Air Force Cargo Logistics: Utilizing military transport planes to move large shipments of narcotics disguised as "humanitarian aid" or "military equipment."
💻 Russian Crypto-Gateways: Technical support from Russian proxy entities to mask financial transactions between the cartel and buyers in Europe and Africa.
Civilizational Influences:
📉 Degradation of Statehood: A precedent where the military becomes the primary destroyer of legality rather than its protector, creating a "black hole" in the regional map.
📈 Narco-Funding of Authoritarianism: Drug money acts as the "grease" for sanction evasion, benefiting not only Venezuela but its allies (Russia, Iran).
⚠️ Regional Instability: Exporting violence and corruption to neighboring Latin American countries, undermining their democratic institutions.
Dissection of a Phantom Node. Pivtorak.Studio. 12.01.2026
🛡️ This project is an artistic and philosophical exploration. Depictions are allegorical and do not allege facts about private individuals without corroborated evidence.
Names are included because they appear in open international sources.
