Guatemalan President Suggests Biden Letting Drugs In from Venezuela to ‘Negotiate Oil’

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President Alejandro Giammattei of Guatemala told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview last week that President Joe Biden should take more action to prevent drug trafficking out of Venezuela, suggesting that Biden’s decision to “negotiate oil” with the repressive Venezuelan socialist regime may be negatively impacting law enforcement efforts.

Giammattei spoke to Breitbart News’ Ashley Oliver in Washington, DC, last week, during a visit to address the Organization of American States (OAS), the 2022 International Religious Freedom Conference, and for meetings with Biden administration officials, among other appearances. In addition to discussing the transnational drug trade, Giammattei broached a wide range of topics including his advocacy for defending unborn children and communications woes with Vice President Kamala Harris, the White House’s point person on southern border policy.

Regarding drug trafficking, Giammattei, who previously ran Guatemala’s prison system, asserted that his conservative government is acting to intercept drug shipments to the best of its ability.

“You want to know how much we have seized in drugs just this year, from January to now?” he asked. “Poppy plants, we have passed 9 million. Kilos of cocaine, over 1,213 kilos of cocaine. Since I became president we have extradited 82 people for drug trafficking to the United States and 21 people for other crimes. Unprecedented statistics.”

Giammattei insisted that the blame for America’s drug problem lay with America.

“The fault is here and I will explain why: 50 percent of the drugs consumed in the world are consumed here. The pushers in the streets selling drugs, where does that money end up? In the banks here.” more