The National Anti-Drug Office or ONA (in Spanish: Oficina Nacional Antidrogas) is a
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responsible for drafting state policy, legal regulation, control and monitoring in combating trafficking drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors. The ONA is specially authorized to address and solve problems relating to traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors.
Froom an organizational point of view, the O.N.A. is a decentralized body with functional autonomy, administrative and financial, established by Decree No. 4220, from January 23, 2006. the National Drugs Fund (FONA) is external service under the Office of National Drug Control (ONA), established by Decree No. 6778, from June 26, 2009.
Mission
To take control of a strategic sector for the security of the nation, as is the fight against the production, trafficking and consumption of illicit drugs and the crime of laundering of the proceeds of marketing, on April 25, 2013, was published a Presidential Decree No. 25, which determines the incorporation of the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA) to the organizational structure of the Vice Presidency of Venezuela.
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Crime in Venezuela
Crime in Venezuela is widespread, with violent crimes such as murder and kidnapping increasing annually. In 2014, the United Nations attributed crime to the poor political and economic environment in the country—which, at the time, had the sec ...
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Law enforcement in Venezuela
Law enforcement in Venezuela is highly fragmented, being split across multiple police agencies of various types.
The National Guard, with around 33,000 officers, is attached to the Ministry of Defence. The ', with around 8,000 officers, is the pr ...
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Illegal drug trade in Venezuela
Illegal drug trade in Venezuela is the practice of illegal drug trading in Venezuela. Venezuela has been a path to the United States for illegal drugs originating in Colombia, through Central America and Mexico and Caribbean countries such as Hai ...
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DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic en ...
, The U.S. Counterpart
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FSKN, The Russian Counterpart
References
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External links
ONA Official Website
Drug control law enforcement agencies
Specialist law enforcement agencies of Venezuela
Illegal drug trade in Venezuela