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The US government should ascertain to what extent Venezuela is supporting the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC), after finding that the Venezuelan government sold rocket launchers to the guerrilla group, said daily newspaper The Washington Post.

In an editorial released on Friday, the newspaper noted that Swedish-produced antitank rockets were found in the hands of the FARC and that a Swedish investigation confirmed that they were originally sold to the Venezuelan army by the arms manufacturer Saab.

The editorial also quoted a report disclosed by the US Government Accountability Office, according to which Venezuela had created a "permissive environment" that had allowed the FARC to massively increase its cocaine smuggling across that border, AP reported.

The FARC are "a Colombian rebel movement known for terrorism and drug trafficking," and has been "officially designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union," The Post noted.

Recent findings appear to be "extensive evidence of material support to terrorism," and the Department of State should "look again at whether Mr. Chávez's government or its top officials belong on its list of state sponsors of terrorism."