Venezuela arrests drugs and arms smuggler

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela arrests drugs and arms smuggler
Published: Monday 10 March 2008 07:11 UTC
Last updated: Monday 10 March 2008 07:12 UTC

Caracas - The Venezuelan police have arrested a suspected drugs and weapons smuggler wanted in the United States. The US authorities have offered a five million dollar reward for the arrest of Hermágoras Gonzales Polanco, who has ties with the Colombian Guajira cartel.

He is suspected of smuggling large quantities of cocaine into the US and weapons, destined for paramilitary groups, from Europe into Colombia. Mr Gonzalez was arrested at the border with Colombia, together with 48 suspected paramilitaries.

Washington has regularly accused Venezuela of doing too little to prevent the transport of drugs to the US.

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