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Venezuela: Cocaine

Commons · Question 50065 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the role of Venezuela as a transit hub for cocaine shipments to Europe; and whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle suc

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 15 May 2025

There are credible reports that local conditions have allowed criminal enterprises to substantially increase illicit activities in Venezuela, which has likely resulted in increases in cocaine trafficked through the country. The UK collaborates with region...