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Marching to a VERY different drum...
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan troops have captured a Colombian drummer whose instrument sounded out a different kind of beat.
National Guard soldiers on the frontier between Colombia and Venezuela nabbed a traditional Colombian "vallenato" musician whose drums were packed with cocaine, officials said Thursday.
"A Colombian musician, who was traveling by bus from Cucuta, Norte de Santander, in Colombia to San Cristobal, was found with two drums containing 24 kilos of cocaine hidden inside," a statement said.
Vallenato is a traditional dance music, involving drums, percussion and accordion, originally from the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Venezuela is a key supply route for Colombian cocaine smugglers targeting the European market. Authorities estimate at least 100 tons of cocaine are transported via Venezuela each year on the way through the Caribbean to Europe.
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