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| Honduran Minister: drug trafficking from Venezuela increased |
| 2010-02-21 |
| Óscar Álvarez, Honduras' Minister of Security, said in Bogotá that authorities from the Central American country have detected between 250 and 300 drug trafficking routes, with most of the aircrafts departing from Venezuela and run by the Mexican cartels. "According to data we have examined, most of the flights take off from Venezuela and most of the planes that land in Honduran territory or are detained or burnt after the drug is unloaded carry the Venezuelan flag," the Honduran Minister said at the end of a two-day visit to Colombia, where he signed a new agreement with the government of President Álvaro Uribe to share "successful" experience in the areas of security and fight against the organized crime. According to the Honduran minister, his country had not witnessed for many years such an increase of landings of drug trafficking aircrafts using the Venezuelan flag. "Until some years ago, there were only Colombian cartels. Now we have detected the presence of Mexican cartels. The problem is that Mexican cartels are extremely violent and bloodthirsty," Álvarez said. He highlighted that these mafias have begun to hire hit men all over the country, Efe reported. Álvarez said that his country has become a logistical stopover for drug shipments sent to the United States due to its infrastructure on the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Or the Caribbean Sea, whichever comes first. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-02-21 16:10 |