The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) intercepted and disabled on Monday an aircraft from Mexico that entered the state of Falcón, in flagrant violation of airspace, reported the Operational Strategic Commander of the FANB (Ceofanb), Domingo Hernández Lárez.
Through his account on the social network Twitter, Hernández Lárez specified that the aircraft was detected through the radars of the Integral Aerospace System of the Defense Command, which was shot down in the San Félix sector of the Mauroa municipality, in the state of Falcón.
“It should be noted that the vector in flight was detected by Venezuelan radars, verifying that it was traveling at low altitude, without means of communication, without identification codes, without a transponder, giving clear signals as an illegal unidentified flying object,” he said.
“Today at 04:00 a.m. #FANB through the radars of the Integral Aerospace System @CODAI_FANBan air trace was detected in flagrant violation of the Venezuelan airspace, said vector coming from Mexico, entered the national territory over the geographic space of the @FalconZodi12 where the Defense Plan was activated and the air resources of the @AmbFanb in addition to terrestrial means of the @GnbPeaceGuarantee and @somos_ejercito being intercepted and disabled in the San Félix Sector of the Mauroa municipality of the Falcón state; It should be noted that the vector in flight was detected by Venezuelan radars, verifying that it was traveling at low altitude, without means of communication, without identification codes, without a transponder, giving clear signals as an illegal unidentified flying object, after being destroyed in the operation. jointly with FANB aircraft. During the interception and immobilization, the URRA patrols searched the area to confirm the destruction and look for possible materials and indications of operational interest. With this legal intervention, there have been 36 invading planes written off and 359 in total since 2012. Venezuela must be respected. We have the technology and the steel temper necessary to resist, fight and win against any scourge or adversity, drug trafficking will in no way affect our population, the sons of Bolívar and Chávez live here and we constantly fight to avoid contamination, nor do we plant We do not consume drugs, and we will not be a platform for TANCOL groups, much less for Mexican groups,” the Chief of Ceofanb published on Twitter.
URRA patrols: scrutiny tasks
The URRA patrols searched the area to confirm the destruction of the aircraft and look for possible materials and indications of operational interest, said the head of Ceofanb, Domingo Hernández Lárez.
There are 359 illegal planes destroyed since 2012
In the last 30 days, three aircraft from Mexico have been disabled. With this new legal intervention there are 36 aircraft in the semester.
Likewise, from 2012 to date, a total of 359 illegal aircraft that violate the airspace of Venezuela have been destroyed.
“With this legal intervention, there have been 36 invading aircraft written off and 359 in total since 2012,” said Hernández Lárez.
It should be remembered that the aircraft 35 disabled by the FANB upon unauthorized entry into the country, it was destroyed in the sector Found in the state Zuliareported at that time the Chief of Ceofanb.
Venezuela fights against drug trafficking
Given these findings and violations of national sovereignty, the head of Ceofanb, Domingo Hernández Lárez, stressed that “Venezuela must be respected. We have the technology and the temper of steel necessary to resist, fight and win against any scourge or adversity.
In this sense, he emphasized that “drug trafficking will not affect our population in any way, the sons of Bolívar and Chávez live here and we constantly fight to avoid contamination, we neither plant nor consume drugs, and we will not be a platform for TANCOL groups, much less of Mexican groups.
