The National Anti-Drug Office or ONA (in Spanish: Oficina Nacional Antidrogas) is a Venezuelan law enforcement agency of executive authority responsible for drafting state policy, legal regulation, control and monitoring in combating trafficking drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors. The ONA is specially authorized to address and solve problems relating to traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors.
| Oficina Nacional Antidrogas ONA | |
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| Formed | January 23, 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Venezuela |
| Headquarters | Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace |
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| Website | www |
Froom an organizational point of view, the O.N.A. is a decentralized body with functional autonomy, administrative and financial, established by Decree No. 4220, from January 23, 2006. the National Drugs Fund (FONA) is external service under the Office of National Drug Control (ONA), established by Decree No. 6778, from June 26, 2009.
See also
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- Crime in Venezuela
- Law enforcement in Venezuela
- Illegal drug trade in Venezuela
- DEA, The U.S. Counterpart
- FSKN, The Russian Counterpart
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