Venezuelan security forces find cash buried near borderNovember 25, 2012 - 00:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Security forces in Venezuela have found $550,000 buried near the border with Colombia, interior ministry spokesman Jorge Galindo said, according to BBC News. The money was stashed in plastic bags on the shores of river Meta along with a rifle and 1kg (2.2lb) of cocaine. Officials have not yet said how the National Guard came across the money. Venezuela has arrested several Colombian drug dealers. Colombian guerrilla groups and drug traffickers often bury cash in remote locations. Galindo said the money - in $100 bills - had been stashed into six plastic bags and buried in a rural part of western Apure state. In 2003, Colombian soldiers found about $20m worth of guerrilla drug money buried in the Colombian jungle. The soldiers, who failed to tell the authorities about their find, were charged with theft. They are still awaiting a verdict. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |