Narcotics agents shot at in 4 kilos cocaine seizure 

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela Electronic News. Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Police Detective Branch (CICPC)  Anti-Drugs Division agents have seized 4 kilos of cocaine during a raid on a mansion in Maracay (Aragua).  A brief CICPC communique reports that the owner of the house, Luis Felipe Montero was arrested along with 10 others. 

CICPC drug enforcement officers captured military caps, electronic and banking equipment, weapons and double-lined jackets. Shots were fired when the agents entered the house, as those inside tried to make their getaway. 

• The police say they are surprised by the heavy weaponry they discovered in the house. 

Among the people arrested were Puerto Ricans, Trinidadians, and citizens of the Dominican Republic, who apparently were preparing to travel to their respective countries with the drugs using the double-lined jackets.