Venezuela seizes more than five tons of cocaine, marijuana

www.kron4.com Sunday,March9,2003,8:09 PM

Caracas, Venezuela-AP -- Venezuelan soldiers have made a dent in the war on drugs. They seized more than five tons of cocaine and 220 pounds of marijuana at two beach houses under armed guard on the Caribbean coast.

A state prosecutor says nine Venezuelans were arrested in a coastal town, 250 miles east of Caracas. The value of the drugs is unknown at this time.

A Venezuelan newspaper (El Nacional) reports the drugs came from neighboring Colombia and ultimately were destined for the United States and Europe.