Venezuela is 'better at anti-narcotics without US' "help".
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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:49:17 GMT
Venezuela says its anti-narcotics effort has improved since
it ended cooperation with the US with an increase in drug
confiscations throughout 2009.
Drug confiscations rose by 11 percent from 2008 as the Latin
American nation reported 60 tonnes of drugs captured for the
2009 year.
"The figure makes Venezuela one of the most effective
countries in this respect," ABN news agency said on
Saturday.
Cocaine and marijuana accounted for nearly all of
Venezuela's drug confiscations in 2009, according to the
drug office's latest statistical breakdown.
Between January 1 and December 24 of 2009, cocaine accounted
for 27.5 tonnes (45.9 percent) of the drugs captured, while
marijuana was 32.2 tonnes (53.8 percent).
In 2008, the cocaine haul was 33.6 tonnes (61.5 percent) of
the total, and marijuana 20.7 tonnes (37.9 percent).
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stopped cooperation with
the US Drug Enforcement Agency in 2005.
Chavez maintains consumption in the US and Europe is the
main factor driving the illegal drug trade.
Venezuela's National Drugs Office head Nestor Reverol said
the higher levels of drugs' confiscation and destruction
since then "shows the US government had a policy of
obstruction, to prevent the reduction of this social ill."
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