Venezuela used as stopover in Cocaine highway

From the Washington Post:
Colombian drug kingpins in league with corrupt Venezuelan military officers are increasingly using this country as a way station for smuggling cocaine to the United States and Europe, according to Colombian and U.S. officials. The Bush administration’s dismal relations with Venezuela’s government have made matters worse, anti-drug agencies say, paralyzing counternarcotics cooperation.
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Man loses cocaine, asks cops to say they seized it

US Citizen Leroy Carr stashed two backpacks filled with cocaine in bushes near a Boy Scout park in the State of Washington.  When he returned, the two bags with 31 kilograms of cocaine were missing. 
Mr. Carr, being worried that he will be accused by his drug suppliers of stealing the drugs, decided to contact law enforcement [...]