According to information from the Public Ministry, “from August 2017 to June 2023, 52,866 cases were registered at the Public Ministry for previous crimes and sanctioned in the Organic Law on Drugs.”
The tax imposed by the extinct constituent assembly, Tarek William Saabassured this Tuesday, July 11, that 254.5 tons of drugs “of different types” have been seized with the help of state security forces.
Tarek William Saab: Among them 190.7 tons of cocaine; 61.8 tons of marijuana and 772.9 kilograms of heroin. It is important to note that 1,155.8 tons of substances and chemical precursors for drug manufacturing were seized
— Venezuelan Public Ministry (@MinpublicoVEN) July 11, 2023
«Highlighting 41,376 accusations before different courts of the country. There’s something interesting; because we have presented 25,583 accusations and obtained 12,030 convictions, many of them for admission of facts in oral and public trials,” he reported from the headquarters of the National School of Prosecutors of the Public ministry in Caracas.
Saab indicated that from August 2017 to June 2023, an entry of 52,866 cases was registered to the Public Ministry for previous crimes and sanctioned in the Organic Law on Drugs. “227,702 actions and investigative proceedings have been carried out,” he said.
He added that there are 49 prosecutor’s offices with jurisdiction over drug matters throughout the national territory, on which three directorates depend, including the General Directorate Against Organized Crime.
On the other hand, he indicated that there is a prevention and training campaign since 2022 in schools, high schools and educational centers “with the accompaniment of general directors, line directors, senior prosecutors, assistants and temporary ones throughout Venezuela.”
«Understanding that the issue of drug use in the child, youth and adult sector is extremely delicate due to the brutal promotion that drug use is being given; as if they were food or protein,” he emphasized.
Tarek William Saab: Within the framework of the “Drugs Destroy Your Family” preventive program, we have held 227 talks and discussions in which 13,138 children and adolescents attended; in addition to 7,796 adults in less than a year
— Venezuelan Public Ministry (@MinpublicoVEN) July 11, 2023
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