Prensa Latina reports that Venezuelan authorities have confiscated six farms used for drug-trafficking and money-laundering,  increasing to 24 the number of occupied properties as part of an offensive against such illegal acts.

In a televised interview from Tachira, Major General Jaime Escalante revealed that the six farms were confiscated in the state bordering Colombia ... the rest of the intervened properties are located in Barinas and Apure.

Venezuelan Minister of Interior & Justice (MIJ) Jesse Chacon had previously said that the measure was the result of the investigations into drug-traffic and laundering started on March.

Chacon reported the relation of sectors from the Colombian political power with the illegal acts, including the Colombian Senate former president Guillermo Ocampo's son and brother.

The minister added that Ocampo's son is jailed in Venezuela while his brother remains in Colombia.

Confiscated Farms to Drug-Traffickers in Venezuela