Venezuela's enforcement officials arrest US citizen on drug trafficking charges

[Judi Lynn]

CARACAS, Thursday March 12, 2009
Venezuela's enforcement officials arrest US citizen on drug trafficking charges

Edward Wirth Broff, who landed at Maturín from a Caribbean island, was charged with being "accomplice of drug trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and hiding evidence," the Attorney General Office said


Local authorities arrested a US citizen who piloted a plane that landed Monday in the city of Maturín (capital of Monagas state, northeastern Venezuela) for alleged links with drug trafficking, the Attorney General office reported on Thursday.

Edward Wirth Broff, who landed at Maturín from a Caribbean island, was charged with being "accomplice of drug trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and hiding evidence," the Attorney General Office said in a statement, as reported by AFP.

According to the press release, the aircraft, a Cessna 210-L, was subjected to a chemical scan exam, which showed positive results.

So far this year, Venezuela's National Guard has arrested 158 people linked to drug trafficking.

http://english.eluniversal.com/2009/03/12/en_pol_art_venezuelas-enforcem_12A2252209.shtml
opposition newspaper

[struggle4progress]

1. American pilot arrested in Venezuela

... Broff is accused of "cooperating in the crime of drug trafficking," the Attorney General's Office said in a statement issued Thursday. Officials at the U.S. embassy in Caracas could not be immediately reached to confirm Broff's arrest ... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i5KPvU-ZrXivERLcK24cQECW82RQD96SNTE02

[Bacchus39]

2. a chemical scan??? did they find any drugs???

hmmmmm......lets see some more details please.