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Venezuela destroys 3 tons of drugs
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-04 10:07

CARACAS -- The Venezuelan authorities Wednesday burned about three tons of drugs in five states of Venezuela, Chief of the Anti-Drug National Office Nestor Reverol said.

Reverol told a news conference that police destroyed the drugs seized in different operations during the past months in the states of Vargas, Aragua, Sucre, Zulia and Tachira.

The Venezuelan government has seized more than 40 tons of drugs and arrested 4,600 drug traffickers during the first eight months of this year.

The Public Ministry, the National Guard (GN) and the Civil, Penal and Criminal Investigations Unit also participated in the operation.