CARACAS/PARIS (Reuters) - Venezuela has arrested three National Guard officials for alleged involvement in smuggling 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris, the South American nation's public prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
The seizure of the cocaine haul valued at as much as 200 million euros (169 million pounds) comes as Washington is again accusing Venezuela of failing to adequately fight trafficking of cocaine from neighbouring Colombia.
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