Venezuela has Seized More Than Seven Tons of Narcotics

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela has Seized More Than Seven Tons of Narcotics
Posted: 2008/03/20

Caracas, 19 Mar. ABN.- According to a report issued by the Venezuelan Anti-Drug Office, up until March 17, 2008, the government has seized 5.13 tons of cocaine, which represents 70.11 percent of the total of seized narcotics. The report also indicated that 1,422 people have been arrested, 66 foreign nationals, including 36 Colombians and 6 Spaniards.

Although Venezuela does not produce narcotics nor is consumption as high as in other parts, the country is affected by the use of its territory as a shipping port of cocaine and other illegal drugs from Colombia to be taken to the US and Europe, the main markets of illegal drugs.

Due to these circumstances, Venezuelan authorities have reinforced the border that spans more than 2, 200 kilometers with Colombia and have strengthened control measures regarding chemical ingredients used in the manufacturing of illegal drugs.

Among the main victories in the fight against illegal drugs, on March 14, 2008, Venezuela seized 2,947 kilograms of high purity hydrochloride cocaine in a single sweep in Carabobo state, a coast town in the center of the country.

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