Venezuela denies U.S. charges on its handling of drug problems
Venezuela has complained to UN chief Kofi Annan about a United States report which discredited Venezuela's efforts in curbing drug trafficking, local media reported on Friday.

Venezuela has provided a detailed account of Venezuela's anti-drug actions and the increasing quantity of drugs it has seized, all of which, it said, challenged the credibility of the U.S. report.

The emphasis in the fight against drug trafficking should by placed on on countries which see wide drug use, such as the United States, it noted.

Data supplied by a Venezuelan mission has indicated that some 9 percent of the U.S. population is addicted to drugs, it said.