Between 2006 and 2008, the United Nations reported that half of all ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean heading towards Europe that were seized carrying cocaine departed from Venezuela.

By comparison, 5 percent of ships seized carrying cocaine departed from Colombia.

Source:  Chris Hawley, “Venezuela drug trade booms,” USA Today, July 21, 2010.

In the first six months of 2010, authorities in Venezuela seized close to 30 metric tons of illegal drugs.

Source:  Associated Press, “Venezuela captures drug suspect wanted by US,” Google News, June 24, 2010.

According to Venezuelan authorities, 60 tons of drugs was seized in Venezuela in 2009.

Source:  “Venezuela raids cocaine labs on Colombia border,” Reuters, April 22, 2010.

Up to 40 percent of cocaine from Colombia that ends up in Europe is estimated to pass through Venezuela.

In addition, the United States has reported that Venezuela allowed up to 300 tones of cocaine to pass through its borders in 2008.

Source:  Frank Jack Daniel, “Venezuela says radars slow Africa cocaine flights,” Reuters, September 8, 2009.

Cocaine from Colombia is trafficked through Venezuela and sold on the streets of Europe for $12.5 Billion (£7.5 Billion) a year.

Source:  John Carlin, “Revealed: Chavez role in cocaine trail to Europe,” The Observer, February 3, 2008.

Up to 17 percent of all cocaine produced in the Andes was believed to have been trafficked through Venezuela in 2007, according to Government Accountability Report.  260 metric tons flowed through Venezuela in 2007, up from 60 metric tons in 2004.

In addition, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) contributes in trafficking up to 60 percent of all cocaine coming out of Colombia.

Source:  Juan Forero, “Venezuela’s Drug-Trafficking Role Is Growing Fast, U.S. Report Says,” Washington Post, July 19, 2009.

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Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

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Source: UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

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