He Operational Strategic Commander of the FANB (Ceo-Fanb)GJ. Domingo Hernandez Larez, reported that six camps on the Colombian-Venezuelan border were destroyed, thanks to the Catatumbo Lightning Operation 2023.
Through his account on the social network Twitter, @dhernandezlarezthe senior military officer explained that various supplies were found in the camps, including equipment and materials alluding to the Colombian guerrilla, FARC-EP.
in the operation #RelámpagoDelCatatumbo2023the #FANB seized: 60 improvised explosive devices, 33 long gun chargers, 10 60 mm mortar grenades, 7 machine gun cannons, 4 laboratories, 2 60 mm home-made mortars. #ChávezAntiimperialist pic.twitter.com/A3RHo1ntrR
—G.J. Domingo Hernandez Larez (@dhernandezlarez) March 14, 2023
Likewise, he said that 12 thousand 388 kilos of the illicit substance called cocaine were found, and four hectares of coca leaf plantation were destroyed, for a total of 40 thousand plants, material already eradicated.
During the deployment of the FANB, a 40-mm grenade launcher, 60 improvised explosive devices, 33 long-arms magazines, 10 60-mm mortar grenades, seven machine gun cannons, four laboratories, two 60-gauge homemade mortars were seized. mm.
Similarly, 6,780 liters of liquid chemicals, 12,400 liters of Jet-A1 type fuel, 755 ammunition, 1,600 machine gun links, 235 explosive fuses and two long-range drones were seized.
In another of his messages, Hernández Lárez assured that no irregular group will be above the supreme interests of the State and the Bolivarian Constitution, and the FANB will guarantee that the territory is free of these foreign armed groups.
Operation Catatumbo Lightning 2023. Venezuela in the exercise of its national sovereignty, using the #FANB in defense of our territorial integrity, destroying illegal structures and crops on our border. We do not produce, nor do we consume. #EscudoBolivariano2023 pic.twitter.com/hBip7Fq4rJ
—G.J. Domingo Hernandez Larez (@dhernandezlarez) March 14, 2023
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