Venezuela says no to European plea to legalize drugs

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue

Venezuela's Anti-Drugs Czaress, Judge Mildred Camero has come out against a European suggestion to legalize certain kinds of drugs. Speaking at the 46th United Nations (UN) Drugs Commission, Camero says the Andean community is also against legalizing drugs. 

"We are seeing some European countries seeking an easy solution probably because of failure to reduce the demand for drugs ... at the same time, they are demanding that we (producing and transit countries) make a greater effort to eradicate poppy fields ... they have placed norms and demands on us to combat production and traffic."  

It is easy to theorize on decriminalizing drugs, Camero contends, but it is a utopia ... "as a judge I have seen what practical effects drugs have in breaking up the family." 

The Judge says Venezuela has proposed the creation of an international network to exchange information on money-laundering. "In view of the success we have had in creating a national network of money laundering information, we would like to see an international network set up."

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