Avondale Cocaine Addiction - Venezuela Cocaine Trafficking to U.S. Increasing

Avondale Cocaine Addiction - Governmental and military corruption in Venezuela are helping cocaine trafficking into the U.S. flourish according to a new United States congressional report.

The report indicated that the amount of cocaine imported from Venezuela quadrupled from 2004-2007. President Hugo Chavez dismissed the report as a "new lie" from the United States.

The corruption in Venezuelan government enables rebel groups to profit from exporting drugs over the country's borders. The U.S. is worried that cocaine will proliferate if Venezuelan cartels are not reined in.

Allegedly, members of the Venezuelan government are taking bribes to allow drug lords to export cocaine to the U.S. Drug enforcement agencies have had a tense relationship with Venezuela since Chavez accused them of spying several years ago.