Saturday, July 28, 2012

Cocaine Is Now Flowing Unchecked Through Venezuela

Radar data collected by the United States government shows what are believed to be illicit drug flights, mostly between Venezuela and Central America. Country names have been added. Joint Interagency Task Force South

Cocaine’s Flow Is Unchecked In Venezuela -- New York Times

LA MACANILLA, Venezuela — The Venezuelan government has trumpeted one major blow after another against drug traffickers, showing off barrels of liquid cocaine seized, drug planes recovered, cocaine labs raided and airstrips destroyed.

But a visit this month to a remote region of Venezuela’s vast western plains, which a Colombian guerrilla group has turned into one of the world’s busiest transit hubs for the movement of cocaine to the United States, has shown that the government’s triumphant claims are vastly overstated.

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My Comment: Venezuela under Chavez is now one poor and corrupt country .... and the drug trade just loves poor and corrupt countries. But the problem is not Venezuela .... the problem is that many in the U.S. and Europe love to consume these drugs, and as long as this market exists .... the drug trade will keep on going.

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