Latin American Herald Tribune

Venezuela Dismantles Seven Drug Labs Near Colombia Border

Mar 12 -- The Venezuelan government said that it dismantled seven drug laboratories near the Colombian border, seizing 420 kilos of cocaine and coca paste.

12 de marzo de 2009

Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami said on state television that no one was arrested in the operation because the labs were “a scant 300 meters (980 feet) from the Colombian border,” which allowed the occupants to escape.

Authorities also confiscated a large quantity of chemicals used in transforming coca into cocaine, the minister said.
 
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