Organization:Oficina Nacional Antidrogas

Short description: Venezuelan law enforcement agency

National Anti-Drug Office

Oficina Nacional Antidrogas ONA
Agency overview
Formed	January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)
Jurisdiction	Venezuela
Headquarters	Caracas, Venezuela
Minister responsible	Vice-President of Venezuela
Agency executive	Ramón Castillo García, Brigade General
Parent agency	Ministry of Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace
Child agency	National Anti-Drugs Fund (FONA)
Website	www.ona.gob.ve

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.

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

• Crime in Venezuela
• Law enforcement in Venezuela
• Illegal drug trade in Venezuela
• DEA, The U.S. Counterpart
• FSKN, The Russian Counterpart

External links

• ONA Official Website