Pubdate: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 Source: New York Times (NY) Copyright: 2000 The New York Times Company Contact: 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 556-3622 Website: http://www.nytimes.com/ Forum: http://forums.nytimes.com/comment/ Author: Larry Rohter, (NYT) VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA: BORDER DISPUTE The Colombian military accused Venezuela of violating the countries' haphazardly marked common border by sending anti-drug troops into Colombian territory. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said the complaint was false, but residents of Tibu said Venezuelan military aircraft, including helicopters, fired rockets at two houses over the weekend and landed about 30 soldiers, who destroyed coca fields. - --- MAP posted-by: Terry F