Venezuela Detains Colombia Drug Leader
Colombian drug trafficker Libardo Parra, detained August 4 in Venezuela, will be deported to his country of birth, Marcos Chavez, director of the Scientific, Penal and Criminality Investigation Group, reported Saturday.

Parra, stated Chavez, is illegally in this country and, according to the US embassy, he is a leader of an organization in charge of sending dollars abroad and providing capital to purchase drugs.

Although Venezuela does not produce drugs or a great consumer, it is affected by drug trafficking, due to its geographic position like a bridge among Colombia, the US market -the larger one of the world-, and Europe.

Venezuelan authorities confiscated over 70 tons of drugs last year.