Former Venezuela Official Sentenced for Drugs, Arms
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From Reuters
CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan court handed ex-Congressman Hermocrates Castillo a near-maximum sentence of 29 years and eight months for drug and arms trafficking, a police spokesman said Saturday.
Castillo, a former deputy for the small Opina Party, was sentenced Friday. He was arrested a year ago in possession of more than 11 pounds of cocaine as well as weapons and forged money.
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