US removes Venezuela and Bolivia from list of countries failing on drugs

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The US government has removed Venezuela and Bolivia from the list of countries failing to effectively combat international drug trafficking, while Colombia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar remain on the list as major drug transit and production states.

The United States government removed Venezuela and Bolivia from the category of countries that Washington says have failed to demonstrably combat international drug trafficking, while keeping Colombia, Afghanistan and Myanmar on that list. The determination, sent to Congress on Tuesday and released by the State Department on Wednesday, is part of the annual assessment of the 23 countries deemed major drug transit or producing states, five of which had been designated last year as having "failed demonstrably."