“I hereby designate Bolivia and Venezuela as having failed demonstrably to make substantial efforts during the previous 12 months to … adhere to their obligations under international counternarcotics agreements,” Biden said in a memo to Secretary of State Antony Blinken released by the White House. By Mohammad Zargham. Full Text-> Reuters

Traducción de cortesía -> “Por la presente designo a Bolivia y Venezuela por no haber realizado esfuerzos sustanciales durante los 12 meses anteriores para … cumplir con sus obligaciones en virtud de los acuerdos internacionales antinarcóticos”, dijo Biden en un memorando al secretario de Estado Antony Blinken publicado por la Casa Blanca. .

The study indicates that in the last five years there has been a strong trend of coca crop concentration, especially in border areas and strategic areas for cocaine trafficking. According to the report, when this concentration stabilizes for four years or more, a productive enclave is established. By Andréa Barretto. Full Text->Diálogo

Traducción e cortesía -> El estudio indica que en los últimos cinco años se ha observado una fuerte tendencia a la concentración de cultivos de coca, especialmente en las zonas fronterizas y estratégicas para el tráfico de cocaína. Según el informe, cuando esta concentración se estabilice durante cuatro años o más, se establece un enclave productivo.

Ihave lived in Maracaibo all my life. For many, the way of life here is one of simply trying to survive. Political repression and hyperinflation are the norm. For a few of us, heroin used to be the norm too. But while the country’s economic crisis grows more visible every day, heroin is on the brink of disappearing. The people who use it seem to be disappearing, too. By Antonio Matheus Suarez. Full Text -> Filter

There are indications that in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela the criminal groups have succeeded in infiltrating government security forces, forming an informal network known as the “Cartel of the Suns” to facilitate the passage of illicit drugs into and out
the country. Full text-> International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)