[NYTr] Ortega Warns US Against Running Drug Ops in Nicaragua

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Ortega Warns against US Drug Operations in Nicaragua

Managua, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) President Daniel Ortega warned that he
will not allow the US Drug Enforcement Agency to mount operations
against international drug trafficking in Nicaraguan soil.

"One has to be very careful with those DEA operations, because some
times, operations are mounted with unforeseen interests that go beyond
the struggle against drug trafficking," he noted.

The Nicaraguan president made his remarks while closing the activities
to mark the 27th anniversary of the country's Naval Force.

In his opinion, drug enforcement operations in Nicaragua have to be
carried out by local police and armed forces.

Nicaragua, like most of Central America, is used by international drug
traffickers as transit for the drug bound for the US, the world's
largest market, he recalled.

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