Venezuela arrests soldiers over Air France cocaine haul

Two Venezuelan National Guard sergeants and one lieutenant were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of 1.3 tonnes of cocaine, valued at 200 million euros, on an Air France passenger flight from Caracas to Paris. By FRANCE 24 (text) Three members of Venezuela's security forces were arrested in connection with the 1.3 tonnes of cocaine French police found aboard an Air France flight that originated in Caracas, a top cabinet minister said Sunday. Intelligence agents "have detained a first lieutenant from the anti-drug unit of the Bolivarian National Guard" along with two National Guard sergeants, Justice and Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez told...